Personal trainer killed while filming on train tracks

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Personal trainer killed while filming on train tracks For the second time in two months, a freight train has killed a personal trainer who was filming too close to the tracks. And it happened in Georgia, less than 13 months after Sarah Jones was killed by a train while filming "Midnight Rider" in Jesup, GA, and only a week after the films director, first assistant director and unit production manager were convicted on criminal trespass and involuntary manslaughter charges. Achilles Williams, a popular Atlanta-area personal trainer, was hit and killed by a train Tuesday in the suburb of Buckhead while filming a YouTube workout video. His death comes exactly two months after actor and fitness expert Greg Plitt was killed by a train while filming a sports drink commercial in Burbank. According to police, Williams was skipping rope near the train tracks when he was sideswiped by a speeding freight train. A friend who was filming him was knocked to the ground by the impact but was not seriously injured.Its not known if they had permission to film on the tracks. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/03/19/ano ther-personal-trainer-killed-while-filming-o- -train-tracks/ http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fitness-guru-shaun-show s-gma-amp-workout/story?id=26356798

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Personal trainer killed while filming on train tracks

For the second time in two months, afreight train has killed a personal trainerwho was filming too close to the tracks.And it happened in Georgia, less than 13months after Sarah Jones was killed by atrain while filming "Midnight Rider" inJesup, GA, and only a week after the filmsdirector, first assistant director and unitproduction manager were convicted oncriminal trespass and involuntarymanslaughter charges.

Achilles Williams, a popular Atlanta-area personal trainer, was hit and killed by a train Tuesday inthe suburb of Buckhead while filming a YouTube workout video. His death comes exactly two monthsafter actor and fitness expert Greg Plitt was killed by a train while filming a sports drink commercialin Burbank.

According to police, Williams was skipping rope nearthe train tracks when he was sideswiped by a speedingfreight train. A friend who was filming him wasknocked to the ground by the impact but was notseriously injured.Its not known if they had permissionto film on the tracks.

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