HARTFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — A Van Buren County man was listening to his iPod when he was hit and killed by a train, according to the Hartford Police Chief.
Police Chief Ramon Beltran says the 55-year-old Hartford man was walking eastbound on the railroad tracks when he was hit around 8:42 a.m. Wednesday.
The incident shut down the downtown area, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.
A worker at a local business said the train was still stopped on the tracks near the intersection of Main and Railroad streets at 11:30 a.m. Beltran said the tankers on the train must be individually inspected as a precautionary measure before the train is allowed to move.
The area is expected to reopen early Wednesday afternoon.