Man dies after being hit by train in Wolf Point

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A man was killed after being hit by a BSNF Railway work train in Wolf Point.

BNSF spokesman Ross Lane tells The Billings Gazette that an initial investigation indicates the man may have been crawling around under the train while it was parked and was killed when it began moving Wednesday night.

BNSF maintenance workers called 911.

Roosevelt County Undersheriff John Summers says the victim was a man who appeared to be in his 30s. His name has not been released.

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This story has been corrected to show the death happened Wednesday night, not early Thursday.

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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com