A 40-year-old man died Saturday afternoon when a train hit him on railroad tracks in Houston County.
What’s Happening: Benjamin Martin was on the tracks near the Flournoy Road crossing in Elko around 3 p.m. when the train struck him. He died at the scene.
What’s Important: Officials do not know why Martin was on the tracks when the train came through.
What’s Next: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab will perform an autopsy. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what happened.
The Sources: Houston County Coroner James Williams.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
