According to Detroit Police a train and car were involved in a hit-and-run accident on the east side of Detroit.

The police have said that the driver of a Ford Taurus was attempting to beat a train and go under the safety gates. The car did not make is across the tracks in time and was struck by the train. The driver of the car continued to drive off after he was struck by the train.

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Police are investigating a train accident on the tracks near Michigan Avenue that left one man dead on Saturday.

The train was traveling from Grand Rapids to Detroit on the CSK rail when the accident occurred. Investigators believe that the man was part of the area’s homeless community and that he may have been walking to close to the train tracks when the accident occurred. Police are working with evidence found on the scene and information from witnesses to find more details of the crime.

Train accidents can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims.

A man was walking with two other people when he sat down on a train track in near Wayland. After he sat down, he was struck and killed in a train accident.

Witnesses told police that the train honked his horn and the man either ignored it or did not hear it. The man was struck by a northbound multi-car train. The train tried different ways to stop before reaching the man, but it was unsuccessful. The two people with the man also tried to administer first aid to the man.

Our thoughts and condolences are with the friends and family of the victim.