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A man has been hospitalized after being hit by a train in Pointe Coupee Parish early Monday morning, Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said.

The man, who has not been identified, was hit along La. 1 in Innis around 3:30 a.m. Monday. Thibodeaux said the man was possibly sleeping on the railroad track when he was hit.

The man was taken to a hospital in Baton Rouge. The severity of his injuries is unknown.

Additional information was not immediately available.

Email Gabby Jimenez at gabby.jimenez@theadvocate.com.