From The Tribune staff reports
HUEYTOWN — A Norfolk South employee was fatally struck by a passing train on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at approximately 12:07 a.m.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Walter James Griffin III, 43, of Hueytown, was a Norfolk Southern employee injured when a metal beam protruding from a passing freight train car struck the cab of his locomotive engine.
Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene (Carolina Avenue at 32nd Street in Bessemer).
Norfolk Southern and the Bessemer Police Department are investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding the death.
The story will be updated when more information is available.
