COLUMBUS, Ind. – A local man died Sunday afternoon after being struck by a train along State Road 11, near Bethel Village, at around 3:15 p.m.
Authorities say the train was traveling north when it hit the pedestrian, who was also northbound.
The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene at State Road 11 and Dawson Street, just north of Deaver Road. Law enforcement officers had already determined the man was deceased.
The victim was Dylan Richard Lonaker, 29, of Columbus.
The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation by the coroner’s office and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office.