Northern Kentucky teen dies after being hit by train

VERONA, Ky. (AP) — A 14-year-old northern Kentucky boy is dead after being hit by a train.

Boone County Sheriff’s spokesman Tom Scheben said Elijah Wagers was jogging on the tracks Thursday evening with headphones on and didn’t hear the train approaching. Scheben said the train wasn’t able to stop and hit Wagers.

He said the Verona teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

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