SUNLAND : Man Killed After Walking in Front of Metrolink Train
An unidentified man was killed in Sunland on Thursday by a Metrolink train about 40 feet west of the spot where a bicyclist who ignored an engineer’s warning signals was killed three weeks ago, authorities said.
Witnesses told Metrolink officials that Thursday’s victim was carrying several duffel-type bags that he placed on the ground next to the tracks before walking into the path of the oncoming train, Metrolink spokesman Francisco Oaxaca said.
At the time of the accident, crossing barriers, bells and flashing lights signaled a train approaching, but the victim apparently ignored them, Oaxaca said.
The accident took place at 6:27 p.m., about 40 feet from a railroad crossing at San Fernando Road and Sunland Boulevard, Oaxaca said. “As far as we can tell, the victim made no attempt to get out of the way of the train,” Oaxaca said.
The victim, who Oaxaca said ignored repeated blasts from the train’s whistle, was hit by a train headed from Union Station to Canyon Country.
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