Sometimes trains don’t like boys

WATAUGA, Texas (AP) – A 5-year-old boy playing on train tracks fell and was unable to move before the train struck and killed him, police said.

Kevin Bradford and two other boys had sneaked past their grandmother to look for dinosaur bones on Thursday, police said.

Workers aboard the Union Pacific train traveling through the small North Texas town of Watauga saw the boys on the tracks but couldn’t stop in time, Union Pacific spokesman Joe Arbona said.

Kevin’s 7-year-old brother and 5-year-old cousin made it safely off the tracks and ran home. Kevin’s foot got caught in the tracks and he fell, officials said.

Watauga Police Chief Rande Benjamin said Kevin’s death was an accident and charges would not be filed. A report was sent to Child Protective Services for review.

Texas ranks second in the United States for pedestrian-train fatalities. From January through July, 29 pedestrians died on Texas railroads, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.