Man Hit By Train in Madisonville

By: Associated Press

Posted: Mon 12:38 PM, Aug 13, 2012

A western Kentucky man has been air-lifted to a hospital after being hit by a train.

Madisonville police say 32-year-old Matthew Edwards was on the railroad tracks Sunday morning as a CSX train approached. A police report says Edwards attempted to move away, but wasn't able to clear the tracks in time and was struck.

He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, then air-lifted to St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. Police said the extent of his injuries was unknown.

CSX is investigating.

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