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FILE Photo via @YaremiNEWS/ CBS12 from January 2018. A Florida woman was struck and killed by a high-speed train that was offering preview runs a day before its debut. Boynton Beach Police said in a statement Saturday that 31-year-old Melissa Lavell was struck by the Brightline train after the sun set on Friday. Witnesses told police the woman was crossing the tracks after the guard rails were down attempting to beat the train. No one on the train was injured. The high-speed train began service in South Florida on Saturday running between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. It will expand south and north to take passengers from Miami to Orlando. Woman killed by @GoBrightline train in #Boynton Beach. The high speed train service is scheduled to launch introductory service btw WPB to Ft. Lauderdale this morning at 8am @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/E4HsIQOAEW — Yaremi Farinas (@YaremiFarinas) January 13, 2018