Former “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” contestant Caleb Bankston died on Tuesday, June 24, following a railway accident, reports People magazine.
The 26-year-old worked as a locomotive engineer/conductor at the Alabama Warrior Railway in Birmingham, and was working on one of the trains when it derailed, killing him. At this time it is still unclear as to what caused the train’s derailment, but OSHA and the Federal Railroad Administration have been contacted, reports TMZ.
Read the complete story at The Huffington Post.
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