Person struck, killed by BNSF train in Fargo

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Fargo, ND) -- The Fargo Police Department says one person is dead after being struck by a train early Sunday morning.

Officers responded to the 1400 block of Main Avenue, just outside Downtown Fargo to reports of a person hit by a BNSF train around 5 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, authorities found the body of a 40-year-old man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a statement released to WDAY Radio, Fargo PD says the identity of the man who died will be released Monday for family reasons.

The incident does remain under investigation.