Crime & Safety
Man Struck, Killed by Train Near Las Pulgas Exit
An autopsy is planned for the unidentified man.
A man was fatally struck by a freight train near Las Pulgas Road, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department reported today.
The unidentified man was struck by a southbound BNSF train about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday near mile post 218, according to sheriff's Sgt. Emory Wallace.
Paramedics went to the scene, where the man died from his injuries, Wallace said.
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The Medical Examiner's Office will make a positive identification, notify his family and conduct an autopsy, he said. Why the man was on the tracks was not immediately determined.
— City News Service
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