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Train hits pedestrian, victim's whereabouts still unknown
Austin EMS crews are trying to find the victim of a collision between a train and a pedestrian in South Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas - First responders conducted an hours-long search for a victim after a report of a train hitting a pedestrian in South Austin, but no victim was found.
Austin-Travis County EMS says the crash was reported around 5:40 a.m. Feb. 27near W. Mary St. and 7th St.
The train stopped and crews looked for the pedestrian, even requesting a thermal imaging drone to aid the search.
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ATCEMS on scene after report of train-pedestrian collision in South Austin
First responders say it happened around 5:40 a.m. near W. Mary St. and 7th Street. Expect traffic delays in the area.
EMS cleared the scene around 7 a.m., but Austin police and firefighters kept the drone up a little longer to be certain no one needed help.
In the end, no victim was found, and the train left the area around 8 a.m.