Pedestrian Killed By Light Rail Train In Denver

DENVER, CO – A pedestrian was struck and later died Thursday after being hit by an RTD light rail train in south-central Denver. The accident happened at the same location where another pedestrian was killed in August.

Police shut down travel on the light rail C, D, E, F and H lines and closed eastbound South Bayaud Ave. to traffic for the investigation. Traffic on the road and rail was reopened later in the day.

The Denver Post reported that a "man in his 30s stepped in front of the train," according to Jay Casillas, Denver Police spokesman.

The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. near West Santa Fe Avenue and South Bayaud Avenue. The person struck was taken to a hospital and later died.

This is the same location where another pedestrian was struck and killed by a northbound H-Line train in an early morning accident on Aug. 30. Police later said they believed that person had acted intentionally.

Related: Light Rail Train Death May Have Been 'Intentional' – Police

#TRAFFIC: #DPD is investigating a train vs pedestrian crash at Santa Fe & Bayaud. @RideRTD light rail shut down in both directions. #Denver pic.twitter.com/ZdEqVdYfeB
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/DenverPoli... 4, 2018

Image RTD Light Rail train via RTD

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