Man Gets Caught Beneath Train, Dies
May 21, 2009
Los Angeles, CA – A 45-year-old man was killed after he was struck and got caught underneath a train near downtown Los Angeles Thursday.
The victim was trying to cross the tracks at an intersection when he was hit by the train and got caught beneath it approximately five blocks south of the Vernon Station, officials said.
According to city fire spokesman Brian Humphrey, the accident occurred at around 2:30 p.m. on the Metro Blue Line about three miles south of downtown.
The man died at the scene.