Man critical after being found unconscious on Arkansas railroad tracks

August 26, 2016 at 11:19 a.m. | Updated August 26, 2016 at 12:38 p.m.

by Austin Cannon

Law enforcement investigate a Union Pacific Railroad line northeast of South Redmond Road near Garvin Lane Wednesday afternoon in Jacksonville. Jacksonville police were called about 3:48 p.m. Thursday to the area where officers found a man with a head injury lying on the tracks, according to police spokesman April Kiser.
Law enforcement investigate a Union Pacific Railroad line northeast of South Redmond Road near Garvin Lane Wednesday afternoon in Jacksonville. Jacksonville police were called about 3:48 p.m. Thursday to the area where officers found a man with a head injury lying on the tracks, according to police spokesman April Kiser.

Jacksonville police are investigating after an unconscious man was found lying facedown on railroad tracks Thursday afternoon.

According to a news release, Union Pacific Railroad employees called police at 3:48 p.m. after they found the unidentified man. April Kiser, a spokesman for the department, said the workers found the man on the tracks in the area of 800 Redmond Road.

The man was unconscious when officers arrived, and the release said he had sustained a head injury. Kiser said he was still in critical condition at a local hospital as of Friday morning.

The investigation is ongoing.

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