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Police say pair who were struck and killed by train in Brunswick died by suicide

Police say pair who were struck and killed by train in Brunswick died by suicide

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Police have released the identities of two people who died by suicide when they were hit by an Amtrak train in Biddeford over the weekend.

24-year-old Richard Martello and 23-year-old Shawnia Maffiola were lying on the tracks on Sunday as the train approached.

According to the Portland Press Herald, the two had no known addresses and were half-siblings.

Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre says footage shows the two sitting up to hug before they were hit by the train.

About 80 passengers were on board the train at the time and were placed on a bus to another northbound train to Brunswick.

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