Man fatally struck by train in Glendale

Nov. 17, 2015 2:26 PM PT

A man was killed Tuesday afternoon after getting struck by a Metrolink passenger train in Glendale, police said.

Glendale police were called to the scene, reported at San Fernando Road and Sonora Avenue, at 12:25 p.m., according to Glendale Police Sgt. Ernesto Gaxiola.

Traffic investigators at the scene are waiting for Los Angeles County coroner’s officials to arrive, as of shorly after 3 p.m., said Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

Further details were not immediately available.

Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

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Alene Tchekmedyian

Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.