Brandon, FL – A Brandon teenager has died after being struck by a freight train in a tragic morning incident that unfolded near a set of railroad tracks in Hillsborough County.
The collision happened as the 17-year-old was walking in the area on his way to school, authorities said.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene shortly before 8:30 a.m. after reports that a person had been hit by a train…