TROY, IL – Authorities in Madison County said a man was struck and killed by a freight train recently, according to KFVS.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and local first responders were called to West Mill Creek Road in Troy on April 10 at about 11:18 p.m. They found a 56-year-old man who had been hit the train. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Video from on board the train indicated that the man had been lying on the tracks and tried to stand up after the train’s horn sounded but could not get up in time before the collision.
The accident took place between South Liberty Road and Longhi Road.
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