3 Men Found Dead on Train Tracks 6 Hours After They Were Hit, but Conductor Denies Ever Seeing Them

A police spokesperson said the train sounded its horn before the three victims were hit around 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7

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Train track in Mobile, Alabama

Three men have been found dead on a set of train tracks in Alabama, but the conductor of the train that hit them reportedly denies ever seeing them.

Officers with the Mobile Police Department (MPD) responded to the scene near Cherokee Street and Rickarby Street shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 7, according to FOX affiliate WALA-TV and NBC affiliate WPMI-TV.

An MPD spokesperson said the Port of Mobile was operating the train when it apparently hit the three individuals around 5 p.m. local time after sounding its horn, CBS affiliate WKRG reported.

Alabama Port Authority said the conductor working the train did not see the trio before they were struck, according to WALA-TV

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Authorities believe the three men who were hit by the train were “unhoused” at the time, MPD public information officer Roderick Miles said, per WPMI-TV.

The bodies of the three victims reportedly were not found until six hours after they were hit. One individual was 46 years old and another was 63. The age of the third person is currently unknown.

Investigators said the third person was found a short distance away from the other two, according to WALA-TV.

Authorities said “there are no criminal findings” in connection with the incident.

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“This is a tragic event,” Alabama Port Authority said in a statement, adding, "the Port is grateful for MPD’s leadership on the investigation.”

Neither Alabama Port Authority nor the MPD immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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