Two months after a citywide evening train whistle ban took effect, a 38-year-old Madison man and his daughter were hit by a train Sunday evening.
The accident, which took place in the 600 block of West Washington Avenue, is the first to occur after Madison City Council passed a controversial ban on the whistles, which are only to be used in cases of emergency.
According to a statement from the Madison Police Department, Xiping Wang saw the warning lights and crossed the tracks when he did not see a train.
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It is unclear why the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad train did not sound the whistle.
Wang was cited for failure to obey the warning signal. His daughter received minor injuries from the accident.
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