ROWAN COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Wendy Paulette Ervin, of China Grove, North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a pedestrian-versus-train collision in Rowan County Saturday.

Ervin, 41, was killed Saturday afternoon after she was struck by an Amtrak train Friday near China Grove.

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According to reports, officials responded to a person struck by an Amtrak train near Beaver Street around 4 p.m. Saturday.

Ervin was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The Amtrak passenger train stopped after striking Ervin.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Rowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina and formed in 1753 as part of the British Province of North Carolina – Wikipedia.