Chatham-Kent police are investigating after a man who was lying in the middle of a rail crossing in Chatham Thursday night was struck and killed by a passenger train.
Police said they were called to the scene in the area of Bloomfield Road near Queens Line shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators said the VIA Rail train was heading west from Toronto to Windsor when it hit the man.
Police said the person who was hit -- a 38-year-old Chatham man -- sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The traffic unit has taken over the investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Dan Carroll at dancar@chatham-kent.ca or 519-355-1092.
