Update: 'Survivor' Star Caleb Bankston Dead After Being Crushed Between Two Train Cars

By Star Connor | Jun 25, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

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MStars News has learned that Survivor star Caleb Bankston was crushed to death by 2 rail cars when the train he was riding on derailed.

We previously reported that Bankston who was set to get married in October died Tuesday night in the train accident.

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Bankston was a contestant on Survivor: Blood vs. Water last year apparently died when he was smashed in between the two cars after investigating something  in the small space between two of the cars when the train went off the tracks.

Police on the scene reported that the rear car slammed into the forward car with Bankston caught in the middle.

The incident was considered an industrial work accident. The Birmingham Police Department reveals that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Alabama Warrior Railway company's safety officer will conduct separate investigations.

Details are unknown at this time what caused the derailment. According to TMZ, there was one other man working on the train at the time of the incident, that survived unharmed.

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