At approximately 1:10 AM Wednesday morning, Auburn Police received a 911 call of someone being struck by a westbound CSX train. Officers, Auburn Fire and Rescue and EAMC EMS responded and located 21-year-old Paul Warren Claborn, of Guntersville, near the 300 block of Bragg Avenue near the tracks. Emergency aid was rendered and Claborn was airlifted from the scene by Lifesaver helicopter to Piedmont Regional Midtown Hospital in Columbus, suffering from multiple blunt force injuries. He underwent emergency surgery but died from his injuries at 6:45 AM Wednesday morning in the intensive care unit. Claborn was an Auburn University student. The incident remains under investigation by the Auburn Police and the Lee County Coroner. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Auburn Police detectives at 334-501- 3140, the tip line at 334-246-1391 or the Lee County Coroner Secret Witness line at 334-742-4339.
Bill Harris
Lee County Coroner