Spider-Man animator, 34, dies after getting hit by train at film festival

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Animator Luis de la Rosa has died, the Annecy Festival has confirmed (Picture: LinkedIn)

Animator Luis de la Rosa has died at the age of 34 following a train accident at the Annecy Animation Festival in France.

The Mexican illustrator is best known for projects including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and My Little Pony: The Movie.

He was attending the annual event in the city near the French-Swiss border when he was struck by a train while walking along the tracks near Avenue Aristide-Briand on Wednesday evening.

The driver is believed to have sounded the horn after spotting him, attempting to alert him of the train’s approach.

While emergency services were dispatched, de la Rosa was killed instantly and pronounced dead on-site. He was identified due to wearing an accreditation lanyard f...

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