New Zealand / Regional

Man dies after being struck by train

15:23 pm on 26 November 2012

A man is dead after being hit by a train in central Waikato.

The 33-year-old man was struck near Lorne Street in Morrinsville just after 11pm on Sunday.

The line was closed for several hours while police examined the scene and recovered the body.

The death has been referred to the coroner.