Person Fatally Struck By Metrolink Train, Service Halted On Key Lines

GLENDALE, CA — A person was killed by a Metrolink train in the Glendale area Thursday, and an investigation was underway.

The person was fatally injured about 10:30 a.m. Thursday between the Burbank-Downtown Station and the Glendale Station by southbound train number 112 on the Ventura County Line, according to Scott Johnson of Metrolink.

Information was not immediately available regarding the age or gender of the fatally injured person, who was at the Doran Street crossing when struck by the train, Johnson said.

Tracks were closed between the Burbank-Downtown and Glendale stations, and the closure affected Metrolink trains on the Ventura County Line and the Antelope Valley Line, as well as the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner.

The circumstances of the death were under investigation.

City News Service