LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The man killed after being hit by a train while walking on railroad tracks near Fairdale Friday morning has been identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says Anthony Stillwell, 46, died of blunt force injuries.
According to Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for the department, the incident took place shortly after 5 a.m. near the intersection of Auburn Oaks Drive and Auburn Court, off New Cut Road.
Police say CSX employees on the train saw Stillwell on the tracks, sounded the horn and began emergency braking, but were unable to stop the train before it hit the man near Candleglow Lane.
Stillwell was pronounced dead at the scene. The LMPD Homicide Unit is working the case as a death investigation.
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