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Person struck, killed By Metrolink train near Lancaster [update: victim ID’d]

by The AV Times Staff • January 30, 2019

[Image by APRIL JENKINS]
LANCASTER – A person was struck and killed by a Metrolink train on the Antelope Valley Line Wednesday morning about a mile south of the Lancaster Station.

The victim, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene about 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Passengers on Los Angeles-bound train number 216, along with two others, were accommodated on buses or directed to trains with later departures, Metrolink reported.

The tracks were reopened just before 3 p.m., a Metrolink spokesman said.

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 31-year-old  Mandy Swensen, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Her place of residence was not immediately available. It is unclear why Swensen was on the tracks.

[APRIL JENKINS]
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19 comments for "Person struck, killed By Metrolink train near Lancaster [update: victim ID’d]"

  1. Kiki says

    January 31, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    I’ve seen way to many tents all along sierra hwy. The homeless are getting really messy and nasty they have piles of trash all over the parking lots and clothes hung on the fence. I mean u can’t do much if homeless but don’t trash this funky city more than it already is.

  2. Tersa says

    January 31, 2019 at 12:24 pm

    Debbie, you are a heartless human been, someone lost their life and all you care it’s your commute? you are an empty soul…… Regardless if the person was homeless or not, still human and your comment it’s so out place.

  3. Tazpam says

    January 31, 2019 at 9:21 am

    Not that it would really matter…but does anyone even know if the person was homeless??

    It does not state it anywhere that it was a homeless person. I agree with the others, regardless if the
    person was homeless or not, it’s still loss of a life.

  4. LaCheryl Nash says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:38 pm

    I was on this train today what a sad thing to happen

  5. Randi Cloud says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:32 pm

    Who is this icky Debbie, maybe she should nap on the tracks.

  6. Sickofyourstupidcoments says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    She had mental problems .you guys should get a clue before you start talking [removed] about [removed] you know nothing about get a life

  7. Chris says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Get a life Debbie!!!!! Your a heartless piece of s#!%
    F@$! your commute, someone just lost their life. God bless your soul you inhumane sick cockroach.

  8. sad day says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:05 pm

    I feel bad for the conductor and the people on the train. What an awful thing to see. Sure to cause trauma for a long time. I don’t feel bad for the person who decided to take their life in this way. They wanted to end their life and hopefully, they are in a better place.

  9. Metro says

    January 30, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    Suicide?

  10. Alicie says

    January 30, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    Really Debbie your concern is the commute? WTF kind of person are you, it’s time the city of Lancaster and Palmdale does something about our homeless in the AV

    • Star says

      January 31, 2019 at 1:59 am

      When I was lil I hread my aunt talking to someone and they said that the mayor was going to start putting homeless people on the train and let him ride to the end of the Line will Lancaster is the end of the line that’s why they want to extend it to Mojave to put them all out there I work at Carl’s junior we get three new homeless people every day they trying to clean up la so they give them a ticket to ride the train and let them take it all the way out here the police do not care they let them come in our stores in tear it up and they tell us if we don’t have a written statement from the owner of the establishment they can do whatever they want they come behind the counter take our stuff so I was forced to go buy pepper spray and a pocket knife to threaten them with so they won’t harm me

      • LindaD says

        January 31, 2019 at 1:27 pm

        You are absolutely correct. I had to do a group project on the homeless in AV and went out to speak with them, especially around the Lancaster pd where there were many that said they were given a voucher to get on the train but no voucher to return from where they left. That is why there were so many homeless literally camped out by the station. This was 2 years ago and it’s getting worse. No real help offered, just a train ride

  11. Rocky says

    January 30, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    Imagine it was your family. Then ask why they ruin our society AUNT BITCH DEBBIE

  12. Aunt Debbie says

    January 30, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Why do the homeless have to ruin our society and morning commutes?

    • Yuliya says

      January 30, 2019 at 6:40 pm

      Why do Debbie’s have to be such downers?

    • AV says

      January 30, 2019 at 6:48 pm

      Are you serious? A person was killed and you blame it on their status? My goodness, please have some empathy instead of being so self centered

    • Aunt Debbie is wrong says

      January 31, 2019 at 6:19 am

      They are humans, not sub-human. Their life is still precious. What an evil thing to say Debbie.

    • Rex says

      January 31, 2019 at 6:55 am

      Got the homeless to ruin your commute it’s a government who makes them destitute it’s a system that fails them and it’s narrow-minded assholes like you who won’t look at the true picture of what’s going on I’ve been homeless and I had to fight my way up back from being homeless to have a home and it was harder than being in the military was harder than War it was harder than anything I’ve ever done and I can see why a lot of people fail to do it but I had a friend and I had a wife so they all helped me out so don’t sit there and say who the homeless ruined everything know you ruin everything because you failed to protect your fellow human being

    • Human with a heart says

      January 31, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      Debbie Downer ruin the commute? You are not human, you must not believe in a high power! I wish you could to a homeless swap show and you try to live the life of someone who has fallen on hard times and are homeless, not all of them want to be homeless (yes some do). GOD I REACH OUT TO YOU TODAY to HELP AUNT DEBBIE DOWNER!

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