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LIBBY- A 29-year-old man was struck and killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fé train late Saturday night in northwest Montana.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reports that they were told just before midnight by a BNSF agent that a westbound train had struck a pedestrian in the area of the East 5th Street Extension.

Deputies arrived to find the train stopped at the scene and the body of a deceased man was found nearby.

A news release states that evidence indicates that the male intentionally stepped in front of the train.

Investigators cleared the area at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation.

The name of the victim has not been released pending the notification of the next of kin.