An investigation is now underway after a rail conductor was struck and killed by a train on Oct. 19 in Montana, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The conductor, whose name has not been released yet, worked for BNSF Railway which is “one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies,” according to the company. The man was hit in Columbus, Montana at about 9:40 a.m. Columbus Fire Rescue’s Assistant Chief Nick Jacobs said that emergency responders weren’t initially sure what had occurred, other than knowing that an individual was between two trains. He explained that there was a moving train on one track and a parked train on another track. “And the moving one struck him somehow,” Jacobs said. Officials from the NTSB and the Federal Railroad Administration were at the scene, according to Jacobs. All questions regarding the incident are being directed to the NTSB, BNSF Director of External Communications Kendall Sloan told the Daily Beast. NTSB did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment, however, they confirmed they were investigating a conductor’s death who was “struck by a passing train” via X.
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