Man dies after being hit by train in downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A man was killed after being hit by a train in downtown Fargo.

The Fargo Police Department says at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, officers responded to the train tracks in the 400 block of Broadway North after receiving a call from BNSF about a potential train versus pedestrian incident.

Officers discovered a man had been hit by a train and was dead.

Officers also determined that a potential witness had called BNSF directly to report the incident. BNSF stopped their train and alerted the police department.

Police are continuing to investigate what led to the fatal incident.