Malakoff Police Chief Billy Mitchell said a 15-year-old Malakoff male was killed when hit by a train this afternoon.
Mitchell said he is not releasing the name of the deceased at this time because police are not sure all the family has been notified. Henderson County Now is respecting that decision.
According to Mitchell, the boy and two of his friends were walking home from McDonald’s around 2:30 p.m. when they heard the train whistle and broke into a run.
Two of the boys stopped before reaching the train and called to the third to stop, Mitchell said, but he apparently tried to beat the train.