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Fitness Guru Greg Plitt Killed By Train

Renowned fitness instructor, model and actor Greg Plitt has died after being hit by a train in Southern California.

The 37-year-old had been filming on the tracks with two other men when he was struck by a passenger train, police said.

Witnesses told investigators they saw Plitt standing on the track north of the Burbank station even as the train's horn was blaring.

Investigators have ruled out suicide.

Greg Plitt, born George Plitt Jr, had featured on over 200 magazine covers, primarily fitness magazines.

His workout videos on YouTube regularly attracted millions of viewers.

More recently he had appeared in Bravo's reality television programme Work Out.

He also had parts in Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd and Terminator 4, starring Christian Bale.

Editor-in-chief of Muscle & Fitness magazine Shawn Perine tweeted: "My heart goes out to the family and friends of Greg Plitt.

"In his short time here he lived life as fully as one could. An inspiration."

It is not immediately clear what the group had been filming, although some reports suggest it was an advert for a protein shake.