From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — A Center Point man who was struck and killed by a train appears to be an apparent suicide on Sunday, December 19.
According to the Trussville Police Department, at approximately 12:20 p.m., officers responded to a call of a body on the train tracks behind City Hall going into the Trussville Wastewater Treatment Plant.
“Police arrived on the scene and located a vehicle and a body laying on the tracks,” Lieutenant Clint Riner said. “Our investigation has concluded that the person committed suicide by train.”
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The story will be updated when more information is available.