McNEIL, Ark. — A member of a Union Pacific work crew was killed Thursday while repairing a washout on the railroad, KSLA-TV reports.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reports Danny Brent Wilkins, 43, of Rison, Ark., was struck and killed by machinery during repairs after two days of heavy rains. He was declared dead at the scene by emergency responders.
Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, Union Pacific, and Arkansas State Police are continuing their investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board has also announced it will conduct an investigation.
McNeil is approximately 50 miles east of Texarkana, Texas, on UP’s Pine Bluff Subdivision.
— Updated at 7:25 p.m. CDT with NTSB announcement.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family…
RIP and condolences to his family.