The North Carolina Department of Transportation said that at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday a pedestrian was struck and killed by an eastbound train on the train tracks that border the north side of NC State’s campus.
The pedestrian was a 51-year-old male and was not affiliated with NC State, according to Raleigh Police Department.
The pedestrian was struck on a section of track that is behind 621 Motor Pool Street, near Sullivan Hall.
Hannah Davis, the communications officer for multimodal transportation at NCDOT, confirmed that Piedmont Train 74, a passenger train coming into Raleigh from Charlotte, struck a pedestrian who was trespassing on the track near Sullivan Hall. She said that the train engineer deployed the emergency break, but she did not know if that happened before impact. That train normally runs at 77 mph.
Raleigh Police Department is investigating and DOT has employees on the scene as well.
There are no reports of injury of the 24 passengers or the engineer who was riding on the train.
The Raleigh Police Department has blocked off part of Sullivan Drive and Valentine Drive in connection with an investigation involving a train. The tracks cut through campus, going over Dan Allen Drive and under Gorman street.
This story is developing. Technician will update this post with information as it is confirmed.
A pedestrian was struck by a passanger Amtrak train on a section of track that is behind 621 Motor Pool Street, near Sullivan Hall.
