A Russell boy is dead after being struck by a train in Russell late Thursday morning.

According to Police Chief Jon Quinday, nine-year old Isaac Caleb Ehrlich was hit by an eastbound Union Pacific train about 11:07a.m.   The accident happened between North Van Houten and North Lincoln Streets.

Ehrlich was pronounced dead at the scene.  Eyewitnesses say the boy was playing on the tracks.

According to Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis the train was eastbound between Denver and Salina.

Quinday says the accident remains under investigation pending interviews with witnesses and the Union Pacific crew..