FORT WAYNE — “There was a gap about this wide and as I went off it the front wheel, went in and turned this way. And I went right out of the chair and into the railroad tracks,” Zidlick said.

South Bend Police are investigating their second pedestrian versus train death in a week, having identified the most recent victim as Elijah Brooks, 16. Brooks was struck by a westbound train at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27. According to police, Brooks was walking home when he was hit by the train near the 1700 …read more.