Authorities have identified a man killed Friday when a train hit a truck on U.S. Highway 29 in Coweta County.
Tomylanier Ashley, a Jonesboro man in his late 40s, died shortly after the collision near Walt Sanders Road, Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk said.
Video footage from a Channel 2 Action News helicopter showed a box truck ripped apart, laying on its side near the railroad tracks.
The accident is still under investigation.
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