One person is dead after being hit by a train Wednesday morning (1/23) in Ottumwa.  Sgt. Cody McCoy with Ottumwa Police tells the No Coast Network what happened.

“At 11:24am, we were sent down to near the railroad crossing at the Burlington Northern tracks with Iowa Avenue regarding a train vs. pedestrian accident.  And it was determined during our investigation that it was a fatality and the investigation is ongoing.”

The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Duane Daniel Heifort of Oskaloosa.  McCoy says the collision did not happen at a railroad crossing.