Police release identity of worker killed in Nacogdoches train incident
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Police have released the name of the man who was killed in an industrial train incident on Monday.
Robert Gardner, 43, of Lufkin, was killed while at work on Monday. He was an employee of Union Pacific Railroad, according to Sgt. Brett Ayres. He added that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now investigating the incident.
On Tuesday, UP released the following statement;
“We are saddened by the loss of a Union Pacific employee in Nacogdoches, Texas...Our sincerest sympathies are with his family, friends and co-workers.”
Officials did not specify what happened in the incident that killed Gardner.
Previous reporting:
Nacogdoches first responders at scene of fatal train, pedestrian wreck
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