By Associated Press - Monday, May 7, 2018

JOANNA, S.C. (AP) - A man has died after being struck by a train in South Carolina.

Authorities tell local media outlets they got a call Saturday morning that a pedestrian had been hit by a train in Joanna.

The Laurens County Coroner’s Office says 59-year-old Earl Wright was pronounced dead at the scene.



An autopsy was scheduled for Monday in Greenville.

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