DOTHAN, Ala. — A man was seriously injured in what police described as a freak accident near the railroad tracks on East Lafayette Street near First Avenue just before 8 a.m. Monday.
According to initial reports, the man was attempting to crawl through a train while it was switching tracks when the accident happened. Reports indicated he suffered a complete foot amputation.
Dothan police officers applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding while waiting for emergency medical crews to arrive. The man was transported by ambulance to Southeast Health under a trauma alert. His current condition has not been released.
Dothan police confirmed the railroad’s investigators are handling the investigation into the accident. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
