Breaking News: 13 Year Old Boy Dead after being Struck by Train
He was struck while walking on the tracks
4th St. and Alder St. Gervais
(GERVAIS, Ore) — The Marion Co. Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a 13 year old boy was struck and killed by a passenger train tonight near Gervais.
The facts are few at this time, but the the train was South bound traveling through Gervais about 7:50 this evening.
Some where around the area of 4th Street and Alder Street the boy was struck by the train while walking on the tracks.
A neighbor told Salem News Journal "I hope it is not another kid".
Not long ago a teenaged girl died on those same tracks in Gervais.
Deputies continue to investigate and make family notifications.
We will bring you more on this as soon as it becomes available.
Video From the Scene by: Salem News Journals Jerry Freeman.
