Fairfax County police are investigating why three people were on the tracks. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports. Police said in an update that the victims were two adults and one child.
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A young man, young woman and the woman's 8-year-old son died after they were hit by a train Wednesday night in Springfield, Virginia, authorities and the victims' friends say.
They were hit at Accotink Park Road at about 9:40 p.m., Fairfax County police said after a preliminary investigation.
Witnesses told police they saw the victims walking on the tracks, which are elevated and several stories up. Their bodies were found down an embankment on the ground below.
All three people were pronounced dead at the scene, which is south of the Capital Beltway (I-495).
The railroad bridge carries the tracks over Accotink Creek. The tracks are adjacent to a lake and park with hiking trails and other amenities.
Police did not immediately release the victims’ names, provide their ages or say whether they were related. An investigation is underway.
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Police initially said the victims were two children and an adult.
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