SAN ANTONIO – A man died Sunday evening after he was struck by a train while walking on railroad tracks near San Pedro Springs Park, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
The incident happened just after 7:30 p.m. in the 700 block of West Craig Place, which is located near West Woodlawn Avenue.
The victim, later identified as 35-year-old Clifford Brown Jr., was walking on the tracks when a train heading southbound approached, SAPD said.
Police said the train’s conductor spotted Brown swaying on the tracks and sounded the horn, but the train was unable to stop in time to prevent the collision.
Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, the department stated.
According to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, Brown died from multiple blunt force injuries. His death was ruled an accident.
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