Kennard Little, 28, was struck and killed by an Amtrak Train Thursday afternoon while walking on the railroad tracks near the 7600 block of Old Concord Road in northeast Charlotte.

The collision occurred just before 3 p.m. Police said it appeared that Little was listening to music through headphones and may not have heard the train approaching. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police described Little as a black male.

Amtrak Locomotive #75 was traveling from Raleigh to Charlotte with three passenger cars carrying 52 passengers. The locomotive struck Little as he walked with his back to the train. No passengers were reported injured.

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