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SYRACUSE -ÊA Syracuse bicyclist is dead after he rode into a train Saturday morning.
Rick Perry, 47, of Syracuse, was riding a bicycle near the Front Street railroad crossing in Syracuse around 9:27 a.m. Saturday when he ignored flashing red lights and rode around lowered crossing arms.
A westbound Amtrak train hit Perry and he was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force traumatic injuries.
The incident remains under investigation by the Syracuse Police Department.
The Syracuse Fire Department, Syracuse EMS, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and Kosciusko County Coroner's Office assisted with the investigation.
