Victim of KCK rail yard accident is identified

A railroad employee killed Tuesday in an industrial accident in Kansas City, Kan., was identified Wednesday as a 49-year-old Shawnee man.

Kansas City, Kan., police said Troy Jordan was found Tuesday morning trapped under a rail car in the 2400 block of Bayard Avenue.

Jordan was an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad, police said.

Detectives are investigating how he was killed.

This story was originally published September 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM with the headline "Victim of KCK rail yard accident is identified."