A 46-year-old Allentown man died after he was hit by a train Thursday night in Lehigh County.
The man was struck about 10:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Constitution Drive, according to a Salisbury Township police news release. Horace J. Kieffer, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
The conductor stopped the train and remained at the scene. They are cooperating with the investigation, authorities said.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.
Township police, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Norfolk Southern are investigating the incident.