Man Killed By Train In Cass County

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A Niles man is dead after he was struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday in Cass County. The sheriff’s department tells us deputies were called out to the tracks about a half mile south of Pokagon Highway in Pokagon Township around 1:30 p.m. Police say a Norfolk Southern train heading north came across the victim on the tracks. They say he didn’t yield for the train and was hit. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old John Paul Merritt, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.