Two brothers are dead after struck by train in Bibb County

Two brothers were struck and killed Saturday afternoon by a Norfolk Southern train, the coroner says.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones identified them as Cory Dale Cranmore, 27, and Brian Darryl Cranmore, 20, both of Macon.

The incident happened at the railroad tracks near Arkwright Road more than a mile north of River North Drive, Jones said.

A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release narrowed the location to a section of the track near Arkwright Road and Arkwright Drive.

Bibb County sheriff’s Sgt. Linda Howard said the men apparently had been walking along the tracks when they were struck. The 911 call in came in at 12:31 p.m.

The freight train was headed north, Jones said.

The part of the tracks where they were struck is near a heavily-wooded area, Howard said.

One body was recovered down a 20-foot embankment, Jones said. The other was recovered from under the train.

The double-fatality remains under investigation.

“It’s hard to explain,” Jones said. “We don’t know why they was walking on the tracks.”

A black Ford Mustang belonging to one of the brothers was parked along Arkwright Road, Jones said.

Susan Terpay, director of public relations for Norfolk Southern, could not be reached for comment Saturday.

Anyone with any information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

Videographer Beau Cabell contributed to this article.

This story was originally published December 15, 2018 at 1:44 PM.