Two Joplin-area men are dead after being hit by a train in Jasper County, MO.

 24 year old Dacoda Bittner and 29 year old Terry Long were on a trestle bridge over Center Creek in Jasper County on Sunday afternoon when an approaching northbound train saw them and sounded the train whistle. The train was unable to stop and struck both men, knocking one into the water. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by the Jasper County Coroner.

Jasper County Sheriff Deputies and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern are investigating the accident.