A 33-year-old Marion County man was struck and killed by a train in Ocala on Thursday afternoon.
Shortly before 12:35 p.m., the Ocala Police Department responded to the railroad crossing near the 2000 block of NE 19th Avenue due to reports of a southbound CSX train striking a pedestrian. Ocala Fire Rescue crews also arrived on scene.
Upon arrival, OPD officers located the male pedestrian, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name was not released by the police department.
According to Ocala police, the train was carrying 162 cars, and it was heading to Lakeland at the time of the accident.
The railroad crossing on NE 19th Avenue is currently blocked.