35-year-old dies after being struck by train in Walton

A train struck and killed a man in Walton, Kentucky early Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Michale John Allison, 35, was found dead near the 1000 block of Dixie Highway around 9 a.m., officials said.

"The preliminary investigation revealed that Allison was walking north on the tracks when, while sounding its horn, a Norfolk Southern locomotive approached and ultimately struck him," a press release from the sheriff's office said.

Deputies reported that Allison was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the death is ongoing and an autopsy has been ordered, the sheriff's office said.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Norfolk Southern train hits, kills man on Dixie Highway in Walton