Police: Latest higher speed train death was suicide

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Police in Florida say a man who was hit and killed by a higher-speed train was apparently a suicide.

Authorities say 46-year-old Christopher Bailey of Lakeland was killed Friday when a Brightline train hit him in Boynton Beach. It was the third death on the tracks in Boynton Beach since the train began service between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in January. A total of seven deaths have been reported since the train began operating.

The Miami Herald reports that a preliminary investigation revealed that Bailey jumped in front of the train as it traveled south on Friday night.

The new train now runs daily routes between Miami and West Palm Beach, with a stop in Fort Lauderdale.