1 Dead in DeKalb County After Train Hits Pedestrian

19-year-old dies after being struck by train

BUTLER — A 19-year-old Butler teen died when he was struck by a train just before 9 a.m. Saturday.

1 dead in DeKalb County after train hits pedestrian

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A 19-year-old has died after being hit by a train in Butler, Indiana Saturday morning. Just before 9 a.m. in the 600 block of East Main Street, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and Butler Police Department responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a passing Norfolk Southern train. Police identified the victim as 19-year-old Ethan Fike. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This death remains under invest…

Pedestrian dead in Butler after being struck by train

A 19-year-old Butler resident was pronounced dead Saturday after being struck by a passing Norfolk Southern train.