Crime & Safety

Rail Yard Worker Dies After Being Struck By Rail Car

A man was struck by a rail car in Tarrant Friday while working at the ABC Coke rail yard.

TARRANT, AL — A rail yard worker at ABC Coke in Tarrant died when he was struck by a rail car. A WBRC report said 37-year-old Jermichael John Collins, Jr. was struck by the rail car just after 11 a.m. Friday.

Collins was pronounced dead at the scene.

Read the full story on WBRC.com.

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