Ambulance-genericState, local and railroad investigators are trying to determine how a man fell off Union Pacific train in northwest Iowa.

According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call about some suspicious items on the tracks about a half mile north of Sibley early this morning.

Officials say that, upon further investigation it was determined that a male had fallen from the train and was run over. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time, the name of the deceased hasn’t been released.

(Reporting by Scott Van Aartsen, KIWA, Sheldon)

 

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