One dead after being struck by Amtrak train in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – One person is dead after struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday evening in Kalamazoo.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at North Westnedge Avenue and Kalamazoo Avenue just before 7:00 p.m.

Amtrak Alerts sent out its first alert regarding the incident just before 7 p.m. in a Twitter post.

Passengers were escorted off the eastbound train while police investigated. Around 9:15 p.m. the passengers had re-boarded and the train continued on to Pontiac and Detroit.