TYLER, Texas — A man is dead after police say he was struck by a train while lying on railroad tracks in Tyler on Friday morning.
According to Tyler Police Department Public Information Office Det. Andy Erbaugh, the incident occurred just before 5 a.m. near the intersection of Whiteside Road and Bellwood Road, off South Southwest Loop 323.
Police say an investigation concluded Juan Luis Zuniga, Jr., 23, of Tyler, had been lying on the railroad tracks and after multiple attempts by the conductor to get him to move, he was struck.
The investigation is ongoing.