LCSD identifies person hit by train

Published 9:00 am Wednesday, May 1, 2024

A person struck by a train and killed Monday in Toomsuba has been identified, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday.

Trevon Walker of Atlanta, Georgia, was walking along the railroad tracks shortly before 4 a.m. when he was hit by an eastbound train. He was not wearing any clothes at the time he was struck.

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Deputies, along with Lauderdale County Coroner Stella McMahan, worked to identify the victim and notify the family.