CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Police are investigating after a man died from being hit by a train on August 21.
Around 11:27 p.m., officers responded to the scene and found an adult male, identified as 55-year-old Rodney C. Perkins, deceased on the railroad tracks. They said his injuries were consistent with an impact from a train.
Police said there were no witnesses to the incident and that the Norfolk Southern train continued the journey.
The conductor was unaware the train struck anyone, according to police.