A beloved Atlanta fitness trainer who amassed thousands of online followers with motivational YouTube videos was reportedly struck and killed by a train while a friend filmed him jumping rope near the tracks.
Travis (Achilles) Williams, 30, who touted himself as "your trainer's
favorite trainer," died Tuesday afternoon after what's being called a
tragic accident that eerily mirrors another famed bodybuilder’s death in
January.
Williams, who was a father to a 6-year-old daughter, was working out in
Buckhead, Fulton County, when he apparently misjudged the width of the
oncoming freight train in relation to the rails,
The friend shooting his workout was also struck by the barreling locomotive, but survived while being knocked down a hill.
"Everyone knew Achilles *Travis* Williams had a unbelievable spirit and
energy. He lived his 30 years better than many will live their
lifetime," a GoFundMe page created
for his daughter and his claimed no-profit foundation, A to Z, read.
"Travis was truly one of a kind and his legacy of helping and loving
others will continue."
In January, actor, model and bodybuilder Greg Plitt was struck and killed by a train in Burbank, Calif., while filming a promo shoot along the rails.
Video taken from the Metrolink commuter train captured the 37-year-old
running along the tracks ahead of an oncoming train when he suddenly
disappeared off camera.
Williams and Plitt's senseless deaths make up just a sliver of
countless others along the nation’s rails, many involving teenagers.
Such is the case with 19-year-old Brittney Silva who was walking tracks near San Leandro, Calif., when she was struck and killed last May.
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