Pedestrian dead after being hit by train in East Texas

TEXARKANA, Texas (KETK) – A man is dead after he was hit by a train early Friday morning in Texarkana.

Palestine Police Department searching for man last seen leaving sheriff’s office

According to Texarkana PD, around 4:30 a.m. they responded to a call about a pedestrian reportedly being hit by a train on the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. tracks, just north of Richmond Road.

Officials said a 47-year-old man from Texarkana was found dead at the scene and no foul play is suspected.

“We’re still working to figure out exactly what happened and what he was doing on the train tracks at that time of the night,” officials said.

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