Train Kills Cyclist Wearing Headset

An Oceanside man was killed instantly Monday afternoon when he rode his bicycle into the path of an Amtrak train, authorities said.

The bicyclist, identified as Brian Throckmorton, who was believed to be about 36, apparently was listening to music on a headset and did not hear the northbound train, said John Armendariz, an investigator for the San Diego County coroner’s office.

“He must have had the volume turned up because he never looked at the train,” Armendariz said.

Pat Kelly, an Amtrak spokeswoman, said the lights at the crossing, about a mile south of the Oceanside train station, were flashing as the train approached. She said the train, the daily San Diegan bound for Los Angeles, could not stop in time.