Man Killed by Train in Jacksonville
Posted/updated on: March 21, 2015 at 8:06 amJACKSONVILLE – A man walking on the railroad tracks in Jacksonville has been hit and killed by a train. The accident happened around 4:00 Thursday afternoon near the intersection of U.S. Highway 79 and Phillip Avenue. Dead at the scene was Mark Madrid, 23, of Jacksonville. He was said to have been walking east along the tracks when he was hit from behind by the Union Pacific freight train.