Gray man struck by train in Macon. Crew of a second train saw him injured on the tracks

A Gray man was struck by a train on the railroad tracks near Clinton Street in Macon on Tuesday night. The crew of a second train spotted the injured man on the tracks.

Brandon Ray Rozar, 38, was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health, where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

At 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, the crew aboard an eastbound train saw the injured man, later identified as Rozar, on the tracks and alerted authorities, according to Norfolk Southern spokesman Jeff DeGraff.

“I can confirm the individual was reported to have been struck only by the earlier train,” DeGraff said in an email.

Before the eastbound train, the last train that came through the area was a westbound Norfolk Southern train traveling from Savannah to Macon. That was at 7 p.m., DeGraff said.

Just after 8:35 p.m., Bibb County sheriff’s deputies responded to the incident near the dead end of Clinton Street just off Main St., according to a sheriff’s office news release.

First responders located Rozar and carried him to an ambulance that was parked at the end of Clinton Street.

The circumstances surrounding the incident, including why Rozar was on the tracks, remain under investigation.

The railroad company is also conducting its own internal investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.

This story was originally published October 21, 2020 at 7:59 AM.