A teenager was struck and killed by an oncoming train while walking along railroad tracks Tuesday afternoon in the Town of Fenton.
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 17-year-old Jakob McCloe, of Port Crane, a junior at Chenango Valley High School.
Around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian-train collision near the Crocker Hill Road area of the Town of Fenton, the sheriff’s office said.
An investigation by sheriff’s office detectives determined McCloe had been walking westbound on the Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks at the time.
McCloe appeared to be wearing noise-canceling headphones and was unable to hear the train approaching as he walked, according to investigators.
The engineer of the train attempted to signal multiple times to get McCloe’s attention but he still appeared unaware that the train was approaching.
The engineer was unable to stop the train, and at 8:53 a.m., McCloe was struck, the sheriff’s office reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“After a thorough investigation of the scene, extensive interviews and a review of camera footage of the train, our detectives have determined that this tragic loss of life was nothing other than a terrible accident,” Sheriff Fred Akshar said.
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