Woman in wheelchair is hit by freight train and thrown to her death - 247 news

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Woman in wheelchair is hit by freight train and thrown to her death - 247 news
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A woman using a wheelchair has been fatally struck by a freight train after she became stuck on the tracks.Kristy L. Pilkington, 40, wased by the CSX freight train at around 12.37am on Friday in Kenly, North Carolina, a small town about 45 miles east of Raleigh.Police are not certain whether her motorized wheelchair ran out of batteries, or if the wheels somehow became stuck in the tracks at the crossing at East First Street.'After gathering statements from the train conductor and engineer, we were able to conclude that the victim attempted to cross the railroad tracks at the crossing located on First Street at Railroad Street and Corbett Avenue,' Kenly police Detective. R. Biggs said in a statement to the Wilson Times.  Share this article Share 'The victim was unable to travel across completely due to the wheels on the chair becoming lodged in the tracks or battery failure,' Biggs said. Police did not identify the victim on Friday but her identity was confirmed in a death notice in the News & Observer.She had been paralyzed from the waist down following an accident several years ago, and was known to get around the small town on a motorized scooter, cops said.The victim was thrown roughly 95 feet by the force of the speeding train, according to police. Her body was found in a ditch on the east side of the tracks between First and Second Street. The CSX train, which was traveling from Florence, South Carolina, to Richmond, Virgina, was stopped for three hours while investigators worked the scene, WRAL reported.Police have declined to say publicly whether any charges will be filed in connection with the incident. The full police report from the incident is due to be released on Monday. Funeral arrangements for Pilkington are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro.

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