Unidentified Person Found Dead Near CSX Tracks on Addison Road

Investigators from Prince George’s County were on the 4600 block of Addison Road after a person’s body was found near CSX railroad tracks Tuesday, authorities told DC News Now. “An investigation is underway after a person was found dead near the CSX train tracks in Prince George’s County on Tuesday,” the outlet reported, citing county police.

“Details are limited; however, Prince George’s County police told DC News Now that the person was found in the 4600 block of Addison Road,” the report said. “As of Tuesday afternoon, investigators were on the scene, and the case was being handled as a death investigation,” investigators told the outlet, and officials have not provided an exact time for when the body was discovered.

“It is currently unclear what led up to their death,” the DC News Now account added, and county investigators have opened a probe to determine the cause and whether anyone else was involved. The victim’s name and age have not yet been released, and Prince George’s County Police Department has not issued a public identification or stated whether the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has received the body.

A separate, truncated social media clip referenced a different incident on Baltimore Avenue in which “one person is dead after a car collided with a CSX train in Prince George's County Tuesday,” but that YouTube fragment does not confirm a link to the Addison Road discovery and the county has not tied the two reports together. Historical context shows rail-related fatalities in the region have occurred before; a 2016 case in Laurel involved a 25-year-old struck and killed by a CSX train, but that incident is archival and not connected to the Addison Road investigation.

Prince George’s County Police Department remains the primary source for updates on location details, timing, and next steps in the investigation. Reporters and residents seeking confirmation can contact the department’s public information office; county investigators have signaled the matter is active and that further information will be released when available. Were you in the 4600 block of Addison Road Tuesday or did you see anything near the CSX tracks? If so, contact Prince George’s County Police Department’s media line or share tips with this newsroom.