GREENSBORO, N.C. - Greensboro police are investigating after an Amtrak train hit a pedestrian.
It happened on Friday at 8:20 a.m. on South Benbow Road near Market Street.
Police say a passerby witnessed the accident and called 911.
When police arrived, the train carrying dozens of passengers was at a standstill.
Moments later, authorities pronounced the victim, 28-year-old Ismail Martinez dead at the scene.
Pedestrians are encouraged to always assume railroad tracks are active even if it doesn't seem like it.
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