A person was fatally struck by a train in DeKalb County on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
The incident took place in the area of Turner Hill Road and Covington Highway near I-20, DeKalb police said. Officers responded to the tracks behind the 8500 block of Covington Highway after receiving a call about a person hit by a train.
Police said the victim, who was not publicly identified, was walking along the tracks when they were struck. An investigation is ongoing.
The incident occurred nearly a week after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in southwest Atlanta at the intersection of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Whitehall Street, according to Atlanta police. That crash happened around 4:15 a.m. Thursday between the West End and Adair Park neighborhoods.
A Norfolk Southern spokesperson said that victim, who has not been publicly identified, was trespassing when they were struck. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
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