TRE Train Strikes And Kills Man

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A man was struck and killed by a Trinity Rail Express train that was pulling into Market Center Blvd at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night.

A DART spokesman said he appears to have been a homeless man in his thirties.

Seventy people were on board the train when it hit the man. DART police will interview each of them before allowing them to leave the scene. Additionally, Dallas police will assist in the investigation.

A second train will pull up on the dual tracks to take the passengers to their destinations.

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