OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A man died Saturday evening after being hit by a northbound train near Michigan Avenue and Garden Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred at 7:21 p.m. on tracks located just west of Michigan Avenue. State troopers reported that an adult male was walking north between the rails, directly in the path of an oncoming train.
After spotting the pedestrian, the 54-year-old train conductor from Callahan, Florida, applied the emergency brakes to avoid an impact. The train could not stop in time, and the front-left portion of the locomotive struck the man…