Name of Dubuque Man Killed by Train Released

Authorities have released the name of a 23-year-old man who died after being struck by a train in Dubuque.

The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday near Key City Recycling. Dubuque police say the train’s engineer reported that the man came around a corner, got on the track and was struck by the train.

The Associated Press reports that the man was identified as Samuel Bettcher, of Dubuque.

Bettcher died the same weekend that separate train strikes killed two pedestrians in Mount Pleasant and injured one in Ottumwa.