Crime & Safety

1 Killed In Crash Between Train, Truck In Escondido

The accident forced delays in passenger-train service in the area, North County Transit District officials advised.

The accident forced delays in passenger-train service in the area, North County Transit District officials advised.
The accident forced delays in passenger-train service in the area, North County Transit District officials advised. (Maggie Avants/Patch)

ESCONDIDO, CA — One person was killed Tuesday in a crash involving a truck and a Sprinter train in Escondido, authorities reported.

The rail fatality took place shortly after 1 p.m. in the area of Enterprise Street and West Mission Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

The accident forced delays in passenger-train service in the area, North County Transit District officials advised.

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Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

— City News Service

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