VASS, N.C. (AP) - A teenager died Sunday after being struck by a freight train in North Carolina, authorities confirmed.
The 18-year-old was hit and killed by a CSX freight train around 12:30 p.m., Moore County Sheriff’s officials told news outlets. Deputies responded to a report of an injured pedestrian at a railroad crossing and found James Alan Starling, of Vass, dead at the scene, news outlets said.
No additional details were immediately released. The sheriff’s office is investigating.
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