19-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by train in Murfreesboro

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WZTV) — A 19-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a train on Friday afternoon at the intersection of West Main Street and Overall Street. The incident occurred around 1:32 p.m., and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to an investigation by Murfreesboro Police, the pedestrian had climbed through the box cars of a stopped train and tossed his bicycle onto the tracks. As he reached down to retrieve it, he was hit by another train traveling in the opposite direction…

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