Austin police investigating deadly train vs pedestrian collision in South Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is investigating the death of a person after they were struck by a train early Friday morning in south Austin.
Police say it happened around 12:30 a.m. in the area of Slaughter Creek and Meadowsouth Lane.
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Police believe the person was either walking along the railroad tracks or was trying to cross when a train came along and struck them. The train stopped and the driver stayed on scene to cooperate with the invesigation.
The Austin-Travis County EMS medics sent out a tweet around 1:29 a.m. pronouncing the unidentified person's death on scene.
Police are now trying to piece together why the pedestrian was there in the first place. No further information was immediately available.
If you have any information regarding this incident, give the Austin Police Department a call.
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