Columbia County authorities responded to an industrial accident that left one person dead.
Officials said that the accident happened when crews were repairing a washout area on the railroad tracks two miles east of the Highway 98 intersection. 43-year-old Danny Brent Wilkins of Rison was struck by machinery and pronounced dead at the scene. Columbia County Sheriff Leroy Martin said that because of the nature of the accident, Wilkins body will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for examination.
An investigation from the Columbia County Sheriffs Office, Union Pacific, and Arkansas State Police is underway.
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