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Man struck and killed by train in East Aurora

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EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The East Aurora Police Department responded to the report of a person struck by a train near the Oakwood Avenue viaduct just after 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police said a man was struck by a train and pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the man as 19-year-old Jett H. Hamann of East Aurora.

The train was being operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company.

Police said the incident remains under investigation and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company is cooperating.