WILTON, N.Y. — A snowmobile accident has claimed the life of a 22-year-old in Wilton, television station WTEN reported.
State Police said Justin Ordon was riding his snowmobile along a set of train tracks yesterday around 4:00, when he was hit from behind by an Amtrak train.
The train was heading South from Montreal to the Rensselaer Train station.
The train engineer said he saw Ordon and tried to slow down, but he couldn’t stop in time.
State Police searched the area around the tracks on foot.
Police said Ordon was pronounced dead at the scene.