SCIO TWP. (WWJ) -- A University of Michigan student was killed Tuesday evening when he was hit by a train in Washtenaw County's Scio Township.
According to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call came just after 7 p.m. in about a man hit by a train in the area of E. Delhi Rd. and Railroad St., which is just about 6 miles from U of M's Ann Arbor campus.
Upon arrival, deputies found that a 25-year-old man had been hit by a train and was dead on the scene.
After reviewing video, the sheriff's office said it appears that the man purposefully lied down on the tracks, although the investigation into exactly what happened is still ongoing.
The sheriff's office said that the young man is from out of state but was attending school at the University of Michigan.
His name has not been released.
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