Police said a man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train Tuesday afternoon while walking along tracks in southwest Little Rock.
The man was struck by the train about 3:15 p.m., said Jeff DeGraff, director of corporate relations and media for Union Pacific.
Little Rock police spokesman Lt. Sidney Allen said Tuesday night that the man's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The accident occurred on the railroad tracks parallel to Frontage Road, about 300 feet south of where the road intersects with Interstate 30 Frontage Road, near South University Avenue.
"An adult male was walking northbound on the train tracks," DeGraff said. "A northbound train came up from behind, sounded its horn several times. The individual apparently did not respond and the train did not stop in time and struck him, fatally injuring him in the accident."
Police, who said the victim was white and in his 20s, received the call at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday.
Union Pacific police are investigating, DeGraff said.
"We work with the local police, but we'll head the investigation, collect all of the evidence from the scene," DeGraff said. "We'll do the interviews with the train crew, review the video from the cab of the locomotive just to get all of the details possible so we'll know exactly what happened."
DeGraff said the train -- two locomotives pulling 74 cars -- departed Monday afternoon from Arlington, Texas, and was bound for Chicago. The train was carrying automobiles.
The locomotive conductor and an engineer were replaced by a relief crew after the accident, DeGraff said.
"As part of the investigation, we'll do the interviews with our crew members," he said, "but we also offer peer counseling since they are involved in an incident like this, which is something that you never want to be involved in."
Metro on 04/01/2015