WCCO EYE4 LOGO WCCO Radio

Latest News

Man Wearing Headphones Struck, Killed By Train

View Comments
Today's Most Popular Video
AAA To Expand Roadside Service To Bicycles Inside Metro Transit's Lost & Found Hall Of Fame Study: Poverty Rate In Twin Cities' Suburbs Amongst Highest In US Getting A Close-Up Look At Honey Bees Stillwater High School Student Sings About Life With Cancer

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn (WCCO) – A man wearing headphones was struck and killed by a train in Sauk Rapids, Minn.

The incident happened just before noon Thursday near the 1800 block of North Benton Drive.

Police said the 47-year-old man was walking his dog along the tracks and listening to music in his headphones when he was struck by a southbound train.

The victim was not immediately identified, pending notification of family members.

View Comments
  • Bobby

    wow…i can’t disagree…but wow.

  • Del

    Darwin!

  • markH

    Because we all originated from Adam and Eve, that man was our brother! We should all thank Jesus that he had him in his loving arms at the end and he lives forever in paradise with our Lord and Savior.

    Another perspective is that life is just random events, and as Robert Ingersoll says “In the natural world there are neither punishments nor rewards-there are only consequences.” Peace.

  • J

    I was listening to the online radio stream at this time, and heard “Emergency emergency, we struck a pedestrian at MP77.5″. Never something you want to hear, much less experience! Again, if you are going to listen to headphones while walking along the RR tracks, especially ones as busy as the area where this accident happened, you are making yourself a huge target. I think something like this happened in Buffalo a few years back, but I don’t know the full details behind that one.

blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Mobile Weather Watcher

Follow CBS Minnesota

Like us on foursquare
wccoradio podcastbanner3 WCCO Radio

Meet WCCO-TV’s Anchors

Amelia Santaniello Frank Vascellaro Chris Shaffer Mark Rosen

TV Schedule

Full Program Grid
7:00 PM 2 Broke Girls
7:30 PM Rules of Engagement
8:00 PM The Big Bang Theory
8:31 PM Mike & Molly
9:00 PM Hawaii Five-0
10:00 PM WCCO 4 News at Ten
10:35 PM Late Show with David Letterman
11:37 PM The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson