The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

February 6, 2010

<imgsrc="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/policeandfire.gif" border=0 > Neosho police investigate death on railroad tracks


Neosho police said Friday they are continuing to investigate a train-pedestrian fatality.

At about 2 a.m. Friday, Neosho police were dispatched to the scene of a fatality at Jefferson Avenue and Front Street. Officers found the victim had been hit by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train.

The victim was identified as 22-year-old Marcos Rios, of Neosho.

Further details were unavailable Friday night.