A 23-year-old man died Wednesday after being hit by an Amtrak passenger train in Maitland.

The crash took place at about 3:10 p.m., minutes after Michael Morales, 23, had left work at the Maitland Civic Center, said police Lt. Jonni Schardine.

Witnesses said he was walking down the middle of the track near South Maitland and South Orlando avenues and failed to respond to the sound of the northbound train's horn, Schardine said. Morales, of Maitland, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators had not determined why Morales failed to move from the track as of Wednesday evening.