The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and a train in the Keithville area Sunday evening.
The incident occurred about 7:00 p.m. on November 23 on the railroad tracks near the intersection of Preston Road and Keithville-Keatchie Road south of Shreveport.
According to a deputy’s report, the engineer and conductor of a Union Pacific train saw a person on the tracks. The crew activated the emergency braking system and tried to stop, but were unable to do so before the impact.
Caddo Fire District No. 4 personnel arrived at the scene and pronounced the pedestrian dead.
The fatality remains under investigation by the Caddo Sheriff’s Office. The name of the deceased person has not been released by authorities.
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