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This individual died after getting hit by a train, no further info.

Railroad deaths in the US totaled 757 in 2020, a decrease of more than 12% from the 2019 revised total of 862 and the lowest since 2015. Nonfatal injuries totaled 5,479, a 33% decrease from the 2019 revised total of 7,983. From 2019 to 2020, fatalities at highway-rail crossings decreased 32%, while fatalities involving other types of incidents decreased 1%. The latter included 529 deaths (94%) attributed to trespassers. Ten employees were killed while on duty, a 25% increase compared to the 2019 death toll. There were two train passenger deaths, up from one death in 2019.

Fig.1 This individual died after getting hit by a train.

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Fig.3 This photograph depicts the gunshot wound to the victim’s head.

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Fig.1 Gunshot wound on the side of the head.

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Fig.1 Protrusion of the tongue with dark discoloration due to postmortem drying.

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