Girl, 17, killed by Amtrak train

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A 17-year-old Aberdeen girl died Wednesday morning after she was struck by an Amtrak train on her way to school.

Akilah Boddy was walking to Aberdeen High School with two boys shortly after 8 a.m. when she was struck, said Detective Sgt. Steve Smith of the Aberdeen Police Department.

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