LYMAN, SC. (THECOUNT) — Shawn Michael Smith of Wellford, has been identified as the victim killed after struck by a train in Lyman, South Carolina, Saturday morning.

The Lyman Police Department confirmed that a pedestrian died after being struck by a train. Officers on scene said the fatality occurred Saturday morning at about 6:30 a.m. near Maplewood Drive & Wellford Rd, Lyman, SC.

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According to police, Smith, 46, was lying across the train tracks when he was struck and killed.

The coroner identified the deceased as 46-year-old Shawn Michael Smith of Wellford.source

The accident is under investigation by Lyman Police and the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with possible information on the death should contact police at 911.