Union Pacific employee Troy Jordan, 49, killed after being pinned underneath train at rail yard in Kansas City, Kansas
Police: Rail worker killed by train at Kansas rail yard
According to police, officers responded to reports of a person trapped under a train in a rail yard around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. Police say when they arrived they found a man in his 40s dead. Officer Patrick McCallop with Kansas City, Kansas, police said the man was working in the rail yard on a train when he was struck by another train and pinned underneath.
UPDATE: Union Pacific Railroad worker identified
Officers say the victim has been identified as Troy Jordan, 49, of Shawnee, Kansas. Police say the victim's family has been notified and the case is still under investigation.
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