By: WCTV Eyewitness News

UPDATE:

HAHIRA, Ga. (WCTV) — The Georgia State Patrol says a man has died after his vehicle was hit by a train in Lowndes County.

Troopers say the crash happened around 8:35 a.m. Monday on Lawson Street in downtown Hahira.

GSP says a driver in a C&S Rail Services truck failed to yield for an oncoming freight train and was hit.

Authorities have identified the victim as 48-year-old Dexter Brown, of Barnwell, South Carolina. We’ve learned Brown was an employee of C&S Rail Services.

We’ve also learned that the train involved in the crash was owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway company.

Crews worked to move the train from the tracks.

HAHIRA, Ga. (WCTV) — The Georgia State Patrol says one person has died after being hit by a train in Lowndes County.

Troopers say the crash happened around 8:35 a.m. Monday on Lawson Street in downtown Hahira.

GSP says a driver in a work truck failed to yield for a freight train and was hit.

Authorities have not yet released the victim’s identity, only confirming that the victim was a male.

Crews are currently working to move the train from the tracks.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

(WCTV)