MOORHEAD - A man was killed after being hit by a BNSF train in Moorhead early Saturday, Nov. 26.
Officials with the Moorhead Police Department were dispatched to the 1600 block of Main Avenue in Moorhead around 2:15 a.m. to reports of a man that was hit by a train.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was found on the tracks just north of J.C. Chumley's bar and restaurant. Authorities believe he was stationary on the tracks at the time of the accident.
Officials say the man's body has been sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy.
The name of the victim and a toxicology report will be released at a later date.