James Bare III, 37, killed, after he is struck by a train near Belleview in Marion County.

A Belleview man, who was walking on railroad tracks as a train barreled toward him, was killed Monday morning, Marion County deputies say.

The deadly crash happened about 11 a.m. as 37-year-old James Bare III was walking south in the middle of the track as a train was moving northbound.

The train conductor told deputies he saw Bare walking on the tracks and sounded the horn several times to try to get the man's attention and warn him to get off the tracks.

But according to an incident report, Bare "appeared to be mumbling to himself" and "at the very last second (Bare) jumped from the train tracks, but it was too late."

Bare was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is still under investigation.