Two railroad employees were killed late Tuesday when an Amtrak train hit them near downtown Washington, D.C., as it was on its way to Union Station.

The D.C. Fire Department was called to the 1200 block of New York Avenue NE just before midnight on Tuesday to deal with the incident. The two people were pronounced dead at the scene.

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