An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian near downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday, Nov. 23. The crash occurred near W. Main Street and the Elm Crossover at 12:31 p.m., said Zach Hamelton, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety public information officer.

Police said the person has not been identified, but a preliminary investigation suggests the individual didn’t realize the train was getting close.

The cab of an Amtrak Cascades train was heavily damaged after striking a tree that had fallen onto the tracks during Tuesday night's windstorm.

Amtrak officials reported that a person was walking on the tracks between Front Street and Powder Mill Road at about 1:20 p.m. when the southbound train struck the person from behind.

A person was struck and killed by a train Wednesday near the Exeter River Cooperative mobile home park, according to the Exeter Fire Department. Police and fire responded shortly after 1 p.m. near the wooded area of the train tracks between Front Street and Powder Mill Road,