Train hits man sleeping on tracks; victim alive, sheriff says
Published: Sep. 2, 2024 at 10:21 AM CDT
INNIS, La. (WAFB) - A man is the hospital after being hit by a train in Pointe Coupee Parish Monday morning, Sept 2.
Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said the man was sleeping on the train tracks parallel to Highway 1 in Innis when the crash happened.
The sheriff confirmed the man is alive, and Air-Med took him to the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
The sheriff’s office initially responded, but the railroad company is handling the investigation.
No other details have been released.
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