Metrolink Train Hits, Kills Man in Apparent Suicide
An unidentified man was struck and killed by a Metrolink commuter train on Thursday night in what authorities said was an apparent suicide.
The accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on the tracks along Los Angeles Avenue just west of Erringer Street in Simi Valley, police said.
The train engineer told police that seconds before the accident, he saw the man peering out at the train from behind a tree near the railroad tracks.
The train, carrying about two dozen passengers, dragged the man about half a mile before it was able to stop, Hale said.
Metrolink officials said the westbound commuter train left Union Station in downtown Los Angeles at 4:20 p.m. It was the first of four westbound trains making the 47-mile trip to Moorpark on Thursday afternoon.
The train, which also stops in Glendale, Burbank, Van Nuys and Chatsworth had just dropped off passengers at the Simi Valley station and was headed into Moorpark when the incident occurred.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
