JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – A man is dead after being hit by a train in Jacksonville Thursday evening, police said Friday.
A release from the Jacksonville Police Department stated that officers were called to the 400 block of South Spring Street just before 8 p.m. after getting reports that someone had been hit by a train.
When the officers arrived at the scene, they found a man, later identified and Jacksonville resident Jimmy Flennoy, lying on the tracks. Officers said Flennoy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives and a team with the Criminal Investigation Division arrived at the scene and began processing evidence.
Officials with the Jacksonville Police Department said the investigation into this deadly crash is ongoing.