North Dakota man dies after being struck by train

CARPIO, N.D. (KFGO) – An 84-year-old man from Carpio, North Dakota is dead after being hit by a train.

The Highway Patrol says the train/pedestrian crash happened around 1 p.m. Sunday on Highway 52, approximately one-and-a-half miles northwest of Carpio.

A southbound Canadian Pacific Train operator observed a tractor near the tracks approximately ½ mile away. The operator sounded the horn. The operator then observed a man standing on the side of the tracks. The operator continued to sound the horn. The train struck the man, resulting in fatal injuries.

Release of the name is pending notification of kin.