ButteNews
October 25, 2024
A man standing on the track south of Melrose was hit by a train this morning. authorities reported.
He made no effort to move out of the way of the oncoming locomotive.
The crew sounded an alarm and applied the train’s brakes, but were unable to stop in time, Sheriff Ed Lester said in an email.
As the train drew near, the man seemed aware of it, but remained standing on the track, the report said..
The initial 911 call said that a car may have been hit by a train on the south end of Melrose in Butte-Silver Bow, but upon arrival, first responders discovered that the northbound Union Pacific locomotive had struck a man.
The call came in shortly after 10 am. Butte Fire Rescue, A-1 Ambulance, the Montana Highway Patrol, the Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and Life Flight all responded to the call.
The man was 58. His name is being withheld until his family can be notified.
