Man dies after being struck by CATS train in Charlotte

A 32-year-old man died Sunday after being struck by a Charlotte Area Transit System light rail train near North Tryon Street and Orr Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

Carlos Jamel Michilena was hit by a CATS Lynx train at approximately 5:47 a.m. Saturday as the train entered the intersection from the north. Responding officers found Michilena near the tracks unresponsive. He was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead Sunday at 7:41 a.m…

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