PROVO, Utah — A person was killed after an incident involving a Union Pacific train near the Provo Central Station on Thursday.
The Provo Police Department said the accident involved the 36-year-old man at 600 S. Freedom Road. At approximately 10:15 a.m., the man was walking northbound on the road when he went around the railway barriers that were down at the time and was struck by the train.
Police said the incident appears to be an accident and was not intentional.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
Trains continued to run as scheduled, including the UTA FrontRunner.
