2 pedestrians hit and killed by Amtrak train to Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Two people were hit and killed by an Amtrak train in separate incidents in North Carolina, authorities confirmed to Channel 9.

Amtrak told Channel 9 one person was hit by a train near Charlotte early Friday morning. MEDIC confirmed that a person died at the scene on Old Concord Road near Rocky River Road.

The Burlington Police Department told Channel 9 that a person was hit by a train around 8 p.m. Thursday near York Road. Police said the victim, 47-year-old Daniel Cameron Wagoner, was walking east on the tracks when the train approached from the opposite direction.

A passenger who was on the Amtrak train coming to Charlotte said the same train was involved in both incidents. Amtrak’s route for the southbound Carolinian goes through Burlington and Charlotte.

Amtrak officials said the train was coming from New York City. According to the Amtrak website, the train stopped in Durham, NC around 7 p.m. Thursday night and did not make it to Charlotte until 4:07 a.m. That was seven hours later than it was supposed to arrive in Charlotte.

Amtrak said none of the 106 passengers or crew were hurt and the company is working with local law enforcement to determine what happened.

One of those passengers told Channel 9 that the event was traumatizing.

“I just lost my composure because, I mean, it was enough to hear that one person had been killed. But to hear it a second time,” passenger Yolanda Whitted said.

A Channel 9 crew observed a CATS bus at the scene and is working to find out why it was there.

This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.

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