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Man struck, killed by train

Police say the incident happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday when a man somehow ended up on railroad tracks
One man is dead after being run over by a train late Saturday night.

HOUSTON -- One man is dead after being run over by a train late Saturday night.

Police say the incident happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday when a man somehow ended up on railroad tracks at Allen and Roy streets near the Rice Military area. Officials say a train ran over the man and did not stop. The conductor in a second train noticed the body on the tracks and stopped.

Police are investigating whether alcohol was a factor and how the man ended up on the train tracks.

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