An 18-year-old Shelton man was hit by a train and later died in Seattle, according to Centralia police.

About 12:35 a.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to the area of Fourth Street and Tower Avenue, both of which are close to downtown, after a report of a loud party and possible gunshots.

Minutes later, police received a separate report of a man who had been seriously injured by a train. They found the 18-year-old in the area of railroad tracks and B Street, also near downtown.

Several residents, Centralia police and Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputies all tended to the man. Although he was conscious, he could not provide a coherent statement, according to Centralia police. He did not have a gunshot wound, police added.

However, he suffered serious injuries to his arms after being run over by what was described by police as a “slow-moving train.”

The man ultimately was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he died.

Although the man did not suffer a gunshot wound, the initial report and the collision with the train “have been determined to have been related and their connection is being investigated,” police said in a news release.