Train strikes pedestrian at public crossing in Wilson County, Wilson County KS
A train struck a pedestrian who was trespassing in the middle of the tracks at a public crossing in Wilson County, Kansas. Emergency responders were sent to the scene. The pedestrian was running west and did not clear the tracks in time.
Audio|Source: 161.220 Union Pacific Coffeyville Sub SKOL 160.785
02:20
Transcript:
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That dispatcher, you meet 74, 6,8, we construct a pedestrian engine.
00:04
Mount over, 427 over.
00:09
Copy that, UP7468, struck a trespasser.
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milepost 427, are you guys all right over?
00:18
We're fine, uh,
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needed to the emergency.
00:24
That transit emergency,
00:26
what side of the tracks is the trespasser on, over?
00:29
Uh, we'd recommend a building track.
00:33
Still in the middle of tracks, do you know if he's still alive, over?
00:44
Spass UPE 7468, over.
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CASEUP 7468, over.
00:52
Casey, this past, you be 7468, over.
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7468, over.
01:00
Hey, so just to confirm struck a trespasser, my pole 427.0,
01:07
and the trespassers in the middle of the tracks, correct? Over?
01:10
We struck the trespasser in the middle of the tracks.
01:13
It looked like the individual was running towards the west and didn't make it across the tracks over.
01:21
Okay.
01:23
Copy. And you guys are all good, correct over?
01:26
We're good right now, over.
01:30
Yeah, we'll get emergency personality to whoever.
01:34
All right.
01:38
And then our, better you get stopped, over?
01:41
Yeah,
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we're just stopping rainstop for now over.
01:46
Yeah, if we're going to remain stopped, conductor's going to walk back, take to the situation over.
01:53
Copy.
02:00
KC Dispatcher, UP 7468, over.
02:04
7468 over.
02:07
Emergency personnel are in route to your location and was this at a crossing over?
02:13
Yeah, the pedestrian ran across the public crossing over.
02:18
It was at a crossing.
02:19
Copy that, thanks guys.
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