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Man fatally struck by AV Line Metrolink train in Santa Clarita

by The AV Times Staff • May 14, 2018

SANTA CLARITA – A Metrolink train struck and killed a man Friday evening in Santa Clarita.

The deadly collision was reported just about 7 p.m. Friday, May 11, in the area of Drayton Street and Railroad Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The victim — reported by the sheriff’s department to be a man — was pronounced dead at the scene, a fire department dispatcher said.

The train was No. 221 bound for Lancaster on the Antelope Valley Line, according to Metrolink.

Tracks were closed between Newhall and Santa Clarita and alternative transportation was being sought for affected passengers, Metrolink reported.

UPDATE: The death is being investigated as an apparent suicide, the coroner’s office reported Monday.

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Filed Under: Lancaster

2 comments for "Man fatally struck by AV Line Metrolink train in Santa Clarita"

  1. Tom says

    May 14, 2018 at 5:26 pm

    The AV train has the most deaths of all Metrolink routes, yet it runs the least amount of trips daily.

    • Tim Scott says

      May 14, 2018 at 8:05 pm

      The AV line does have the vast majority of the ‘boondock crossings’ in the system, so it shouldn’t be surprising for it to have the most crossing incidents.

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