CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A man is dead after trying to cross the tracks used by Charlotte’s urban light-rail trains.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Sunday that the man walked past bars closing the intersection as a train was approaching. He was hit by a training heading away from the city center and pinned underneath Saturday evening.
Rescue workers managed to get him out, but he died after arriving at a trauma hospital.
Police suspect the man had been drinking alcohol. His name hasn’t been released. No injuries were reported by passengers on the train.
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