UPDATE: Carbondale police have identified the victim in the collision as Beverly Carvell, 57, of Carbondale.

According to the latest press release from the City of Carbondale, there is no indication of foul play at this point in the investigation.

At approximately 6 p.m. Monday evening, Carbondale Police officers responded to a railroad crossing on Main Street in connection to an individual being struck by a train. 

According to an earlier press release, officers determined the victim walked east bound across the railroad tracks and a northbound Canadian Northern freight train struck the individual.

As a result of the collision, the individual died, the release said. 

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Carbondale Police and Fire responded to the scene on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 at the railroad crossing at Route 13 and Main Street in Carbondale. At approximately 6 p.m. Carbondale Police responded to the railroad crossing in connection to an individual being struck by a train.

The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 457-3200. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). 

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