Authorities are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man who was killed after he was reportedly struck by a train in Buda Monday.
Ian Antonellis has been identified as the victim in the incident, according to a Buda Police Department press release. Buda Police is investigating the death.
Buda Police were dispatched to a location along the railroad tracks on Garison Road at approximately 9:54 p.m. Monday for a major accident involving a pedestrian and a Union Pacific train.
Police were notified of a single subject who was struck by the train and was reported deceased on the scene, according to the release.
The incident had the railroad crossing at Main Street and Houston Street closed for an extended period of time. The crossings have since been reopened.
Scott Cary, Hays County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace, ordered an autopsy of the victim.
An exact cause of death is pending autopsy results, according to the release.
