Two men killed in train crashes separated by 20 miles, South Carolina officials say
Two men were killed in unrelated Upstate crashes that were separated by about 20 miles, according to a pair of South Carolina coroners.
The deaths happened in a three day span, officials said.
At about 3 p.m. Saturday, 21-year-old Liberty resident Carter Adams was the pedestrian who died in Pickens County, Chief Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson said.
Adams was walking on train tracks near the railroad crossing on Belgian Horse Lane when he was struck by a train, according to Wilson. Adams suffered multiple blunt force injuries and died at the scene, Wilson said.
The death continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office and Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
Another train-related death was reported Monday morning.
At about 8 a.m. Monday, a person driving a car on U.S. 76 saw a body lying on the railroad tracks near the Sandifer Boulevard bridge, according to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis. That’s about 20 miles from the tracks where Saturday’s death happened.
A 26-year-old Connecticut man was discovered dead on the Norfolk Southern Railroad right of way near the bridge, Addis said.
Addis’ office has reached out to officials in Connecticut seeking help identifying the victim’s next of kin.
The death continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office as well as the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department and Norfolk Southern Law Enforcement.
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