Police said the person has not been identified, but a preliminary investigation suggests the individual didn’t realize the train was getting close.

A person was killed by an Amtrak train in Exeter, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, police said. The person was walking on the tracks in the woods south of town and was hit from behind at about 1:20 p.m.,

Investigators say the person was walking on the tracks and unaware a train was approaching when they were struck from behind.

EXETER — A person was struck and killed by a train Wednesday near the Exeter River Cooperative mobile home park, according to the Exeter Fire Department.

A person who was walking along railroad tracks and apparently unaware of an approaching Amtrak Downeaster train was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon, police said.Exeter police, fire and