The 19-year-old hit by a train in Murfreesboro on Friday, May 23 has been identified as Ibraheem Hull, of Murfreesboro.
Hull was hit on the railroad tracks at West Main Street and Overall Street around 1:32 p.m. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by personnel with Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services.
The preliminary investigation reveals the man climbed through the box cars of a stopped train and tossed his bicycle onto the tracks. When he reached down to pick it up, another train traveling in the opposite direction hit him.
The crossing at W. Main and Overall Street was closed for several hours following the accident.
The accident is under investigation by MPD’s Criminal Investigations Division detectives.
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