2 pedestrians hit and killed by Amtrak train to Charlotte WSOC TV [Video]

CHARLOTTE — Two people were hit and killed by an Amtrak train in separate incidents in North Carolina, authorities confirmed to Channel 9.

Amtrak told Channel 9 one person was hit by a train near Charlotte early Friday morning. MEDIC confirmed that a person died at the scene on Old Concord Road near Rocky River Road.

The Burlington Police Department told Channel 9 that a person was hit by a train around 8 p.m. Thursday near York Road. Police said the victim, 47-year-old Daniel Cameron Wagoner, was walking east on the tracks when the train approached from the opposite direction.

A passenger who was on the Amtrak train coming to Charlotte said the same train was involved in both incidents. Amtrak’s route for the southbound Carolinian goes through Burlington and Charlotte.

Amtrak officials said the train was coming from New York City. According to the Amtrak website, the train stopped …