The Clinton Police Department has identified the man killed after his car rolled down an embankment and onto railroad tracks early Saturday morning.
Chris Vann, 39, of Clinton had been driving a 1992 Mitsubishi on Carden Road, which runs parallel to the train tracks, when his car left the road, rolled down the embankment, and came to rest on the tracks.
A CPD press release said it wasn’t clear if Vann died during the first accident or when his car was hit by a Norfolk Southern train. Police said it also wasn’t clear how long the vehicle had been on the tracks before it was hit by the train.
Police responded to the accident at 3:24 a.m. Saturday about one-half mile north of the intersection of Clinch Avenue and Carden Farm Road. Carden Farm Road also runs parallel to the railroad tracks, but on the side opposite of Carden Road.
“This isn’t a typical car versus train collision, therefore, we are still investigating, and (there are) questions left to be answered,” Clinton Police Chief Rick Scarbrough said in the release. “Norfolk Southern has been very cooperative with our investigation, and their support staff responded to the scene quickly.”
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