COZAD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after being struck by a train in Cozad.

The accident occurred a little before noon Wednesday. Police say the man was walking alongside the tracks when he was struck. Investigators say he was talking on a cellphone and may not have noticed the approaching train.

The man has been identified as 51-year-old Johnny Frees, who lived in Cozad.