MARLBORO COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Richard Jacobs Jr., has been identified as the pedestrian killed Sunday morning after being struck by a train.

According to the Marlboro County Coroner, Jacobs, 28, was hit by the oncoming train on Step Road and Highway 177. The incident happened in the Wallace Community of Marlboro County.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is unclear why Jacobs was on the tracks at the time of the fatal incident.

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Anyone with information on the death is asked to contact police at 911.