Train Hits, Kills Man on Tracks in North Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man died over the weekend after a train hit him in North Knoxville.

Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the train tracks near Radford Place and North Central Street around 11:40 a.m. on Sunday where Norfolk Southern train operators reported they saw a man standing on the tracks.

Operators say despite blowing the train’s horn multiple times, the man did not move out of the way, and the train hit him.

The victim has not yet been identified.

Knoxville police say the train blew its horn multiple times after seeing the man, but he did not move off the tracks. (Courtesy: KPD)

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