Investigation continues in fatality involving train
Owatonna police blocked traffic from approaching the railroad crossing near North Street and Riverside Avenue after a fatal incident involving a pedestrian and a train. No information, including the victim’s name, has been released as the investigation continues. Submitted photo
By
Kay Fate, Staff Writer
City and railroad authorities continue to investigate the death of a pedestrian struck by a train Friday in Owatonna.
The incident was reported at 12:36 p.m. at the railroad tracks near North Street and Riverside Avenue; when first responders arrived, the man was already dead.
No information, including the victim’s name, has been released.
The Owatonna Police Department is joined by Union Pacific Railroad Police in the investigation.
The Owatonna Fire Department and Mayo Ambulance also responded to the scene.
Friday’s initial investigation closed railroad crossings at the site of the fatality, as well as the crossing at Glendale Street and Riverside Avenue.