Rice University professor struck and killed by METRORail train

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Rice University confirmed the female bicyclist who was struck and killed by a METRORail train Friday morning near Hermann Park was a professor that the university. Marjorie Corcoran was reportedly riding her bicycling across the tracks on Fannin Street around 8 a.m. when she was struck.

According to Houston's transportation authority, the cyclist died at the scene.  There is a pending investigation on this crash. 

Rice University released a statement, describing Marjorie as "a much-admired longtime professor." The full statement to the Rice community: