OCONOMOWOC, Wisc. — A bicyclist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Oconomowoc on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at the Silver Lake Road crossing in Oconomowoc around 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, according to the Oconomowoc Police Department.
According to radio traffic from the train, the person went around the closed gates and was hit by the train, which was moving at 79 miles per hour at the time.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police said the train involved was an Amtrak passenger train. No injuries to anyone onboard were reported.
On Monday, August 26, the Oconomowoc Police Department identified the victim in this incident as Peter Roschtscha.
Watch: What we know about a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a train:
The identity of the bicyclist has not been released.
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