Arkansas man dies after train strikes truck

A Pine Bluff man was killed Wednesday morning after his truck was struck by a train near Grady, a Jefferson County sheriff's office spokeswoman said.

Jefferson County deputies responded at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Klie Road, where 55-year-old Eugene Lazelle Fletcher died after his yellow truck was struck by an oncoming train, spokeswoman Alicia Dorn said.

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The railway is operated by Union Pacific Railroad, which Dorn said may have video of the crash.

A heavy fog obscured the area when deputies arrived, but Dorn said it was not yet clear whether the fog played any part in the crash.

Metro on 10/11/2019

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