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Fitness icon Greg Plitt killed by a train in LA

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Fitness model and television actor Greg Plitt was struck and killed by a commuter train in California, on Saturday while filming on the tracks.

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The 37-year-old, who starred in Bravo network shows Work Out and Friends to Lovers, was hit by a Metrolink passenger train and pronounced dead at the scene.

Having had a successful career as a fitness model - Greg had appeared on the covers of various fitness magazines and was even the face of Thierry Mugler's Angel Men and Ice Men fragrances.

Plitt was born in Baltimore and served five years in the US Army after graduating from West Point, before becoming a personal trainer.

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He also made it onto the big screen with roles alongside Robert DeNiro in The Good Shepherd, Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation and starred as the body of Dr Manhattan in The Watchmen.

His sudden death has led to a outpouring of grief and tributes from the online community.

RIP Greg Plitt.