CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in southeast Charlotte on Monday, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
It happened around 6 p.m. in the 1900 block of Sardis Road North near Monroe Road.
Upon arrival, officers located a CSX train stopped on the tracks and an unresponsive victim, 39-year-old Bobby Skidmore, nearby.
Skidmore was pronounced dead at the scene. Impairment is unknown for Skidmore but a toxicology report is pending, police said.
No other details were released. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call Detective D. Leung at 704-432-2169 ext. 6.
