A Queensland Rail trackwork crewman has been struck and killed by a passenger train as he worked a late-night maintenance shift in Brisbane.
Queensland Rail chief executive officer Nick Easy on Tuesday expressed his sympathies to the man's family and friends.
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Rail worker killed by train
A 64-year-old man is struck by a train and killed at Petrie station, north of Brisbane, on Monday night. Vision: Sunrise
He said QR was working with investigators, including the Rail Regulator, to examine the cause of the incident at Petrie at 10.30pm on Monday.
AAP