Body found by train tracks in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. - A man was killed early Tuesday in Oakland, a fire battalion chief told KTVU.

His body was discovered around 5:20 a.m. on the 4700 block of San Leandro Street by a Union Pacific train. The site appeared to also be home to several homeless tents. 

It's unclear exactly when he died and how. 

No more details were immediately released.