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Man died after being hit by a train in Walton on Friday morning

One person has died after being struck by a train in Boone County Friday morning. Click the video player above to watch more morning headlines from WLWT News 5. The incident occurred just before 9 a.m. near the 11000 block of Dixie Highway in Walton. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, officers walked along the tracks and located 35-year-old Michale John Allison, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office revealed that Allison was walking on the tracks when a train approached, sounded its horn and hit him. The Boone County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and ordered an autopsy. The investigations are still ongoing

One person has died after being struck by a train in Boone County Friday morning.

Click the video player above to watch more morning headlines from WLWT News 5

The incident occurred just before 9 a.m. near the 11000 block of Dixie Highway in Walton

According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, officers walked along the tracks and located 35-year-old Michale John Allison, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office revealed that Allison was walking on the tracks when a train approached, sounded its horn and hit him.

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The Boone County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and ordered an autopsy. The investigations are still ongoing