Suicide suspected in train death near Flood Avenue
Apr. 29—On Monday afternoon, the Norman Police Department investigated a suspected suicide at the intersection of Flood Avenue and Rock Creek Road where the railroad tracks cross.
First responders were at the scene before 1 p.m. in response to a fatality between a train and pedestrian.
According to Sara Schettler, department communications officer, the NPD concluded that the collision is a result of a suicide.
No other information has yet been released from the police department.
"Initial investigation and witness accounts indicate the pedestrian committed suicide by train," she said in a statement to The Transcript.
Brian King covers education and politics for The Transcript. Reach him at bking@normantranscript.com.
