Authorities identify woman hit and killed by train in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood

Jul 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024 Updated Jul 18, 2024

Train hits pedestrian near Frankfort Avenue in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood

Pictured: first responders on the scene of a train collision near Arlington Avenue and Stoll Avenue in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood on July 16, 2024. (WDRB/Zach Crabtree)

Train hits pedestrian in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood

Train collision in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A woman who was hit by a train and died earlier this week in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood has been identified.

According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, 40-year-old Melyssa Stevenson died after being hit by a train on Tuesday morning at Stoll Avenue near Arlington Avenue, which is off Frankfort Avenue.

A MetroSafe supervisor said the call came in about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday about a train collision. A Louisville Metro Police spokesperson said when officers arrived, they found a woman on the CSX tracks who had been hit. Stevenson died at the scene.

The LMPD spokesperson also said the train conductor said the train's horn was sounded to get the attention of a person on the tracks, but the train couldn't stop in time.