Man killed in Amtrak-pedestrian accident in Stevensville

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Nov 22, 2008 at 2:04 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 22, 2008 at 2:04 AM EDT

STEVENSVILLE, Mich. — Lincoln Charter Township Police report a man was struck and killed at 8 p.m. Friday by an Amtrak passenger train just south of Marquette Woods Road.

Two Amtrak engineers told police the train was northbound near the St. Joseph Avenue crossing when a man was walking down the center of the track and appeared to ignore repeated horn blasts by the train’s engineer. The engineer attempted to stop the train, but could not do so before striking the man. Police said the train's speed was 65 mph, a legal speed for that area of track.

The man’s identity has not yet been released by police.

No passengers or train employees were injured. The train later continued its trip to Grand Rapids.

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