UPDATE Wednesday: Authorities are withholding the victim’s name pending notification of next of kin. He was identified as a white male in his 50s.
The train, with 124 passengers on board, was released Tuesday at 9:05 p.m.
(Original story)
A person was struck and killed by a Metrolink train early Tuesday evening in the Golden Triangle Road area of Saugus.
The victim appeared to be male, but that has not been confirmed.
The victim’s body came to rest in the dirt on the south side of the train tracks directly across the street from the Mountasia Family Fun Center.
The train was northbound. It is possible the victim was struck in or near the at-grade rail crossing at the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Golden Oak Road, but that has not been confirmed. The collision was initially reported at Soledad and Golden Oak at about 6:30 p.m.
Metrolink passengers headed for Via Princessa and the Antelope Valley were held on board the train, which came to a stop just past the body. The speed limit for trains in the area is 35mph.
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How sad!!! Thoughts and prayers for the family
May you rest in peace. Don’t know the circumstances surrounding this but I am not one to judge either way. Now free.
Wow again prayers
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So sad :( Prayers
So sad :( Prayers
With all do respect how do u get hit by a train its pretty obvious when its coming. unless ur impaired mentaly or any other way i dont get it ppl just use common sense be safe be aware
Tifane Bosstick
Tifane Bosstick
Tifane Bosstick
Tifane Bosstick
What is going on… My prayers go out to this person and his family. This world needs serious prayers.
What is going on… My prayers go out to this person and his family. This world needs serious prayers.
This happens all the time at that same location.
This happens all the time at that same location.
Linda Cuestas
Linda Cuestas
Wether a accident or not, prayers to the family
Wether a accident or not, prayers to the family
Hayat Kobeissi
Hayat Kobeissi
I live right there.. The train always blasts its horn right before that crossing. I don’t know how this could happen. So sad …. Rest in peace and peace to the train conductor..
Its cause that person was retarded
^idiot.
I live right there.. The train always blasts its horn right before that crossing. I don’t know how this could happen. So sad …. Rest in peace and peace to the train conductor..
Condolences & prayers to the family
Condolences & prayers to the family
There is an epidemic of males committing suicide in the SCV. At least the children are vaccinated.
Do you care to elaborate? You might as well say “At least it didn’t rain today.” ??
There is an epidemic of males committing suicide in the SCV. At least the children are vaccinated.
Do you care to elaborate? You might as well say “At least it didn’t rain today.” ??
I think he’s saying that the community needs to address the bigger issue. About the males commiting suicide.
Btw….totally tactless, tastless picture, SCVTV. Very insensitive.
You can’t win, can you. The truth is someone died, sad.. Their job is report what happened. No easy way around that.
SCVTV is a news reporting organization. Every news outlet shows pictures or videos of the scene of an incident. How is this different? The body was covered.
An equally insensitive response….bravo. No picture would have been the prudent option, or perhaps cropping the body out.
And for the rest of you…particularly the one telling me to relax…you’d have a different outlook had you also seen guts splayed before the body got covered up. How typical of you to downplay and desensitize with your media trained minds! If any of you worked on the railroad you’d think/react differently. Thoughts out to the train crew and the indefinite trauma they’re going through. Ask why someone feels the way they do, or what they saw, before you assume they’re someone who needs to “relax” while you lyao and syh. Please stay off the tracks and stop, look, and listen around them. This would have been an excellent opportunity to convey the importance of rail safety….which in my opinion, would be a good followup for SCTV, particularly in a town where things like this happen all too often.
SCVTV…….great job, good coverage, you can’t please everyone
It’s not about “pleasing” everybody. You missed the message. Pity.
It’s “News” sometimes it isn’t all rainbows and unicorns…
Thanks again for another completely ignorant reply. You as well, missed the point. Be safe. “News” to you is another person’s witnessed event and strongly felt subject.
My heart goes out to the family and the train crew. Thank you Sarah Cohen for your compassion and your right this person deserved respect .
It would be more effective to be less defensive and take the opportunity to report useful things, such as the importance of rail safety, rather than commenting on my opinion, which you clearly don’t care to discuss. Perhaps this conversation itself will raise some awareness. Thanks.
It would be more effective to be less defensive and take the opportunity to report useful things, such as the importance of rail safety, rather than commenting on my opinion, which you clearly don’t care to discuss. Perhaps this conversation itself will raise some awareness. Thanks.
some people!!
Kcal 9 showed the same scene with the body covered last night, last week a person was hit by a car in los angeles and ktla showed the scene with the victim covered. What you saw on your own is not SCVTV’S fault. You can’t expect them to edit the news because as you said you saw “guts spattered all over before they covered the body” you didn’t see it from anything they posted.
You are all missing the point I had gotten to, which ended up being a conveyance to observe safety around the rails. How about we pay some more attention to that than my useless feelings? RAIL SAFETY. RAAAIIILLL SAAAFFFFEEETTTYYY awareness. I hope that’s more visible.
Thank you, but let’s move on to RAIL SAFETY AWARENESS.
http://oli.org/
http://oli.org/
A world where everyone is offended about everything…and the behavior of all of us is soooo vanilla. Wow have things changed.
Sarah stop being a pc cry baby u dont like it dont look
Thank you for your ever compassionate reply. I hope you have a *wonderful* day. Please observe proper rail safety. :)
Btw….totally tactless, tastless picture, SCVTV. Very insensitive.
That intersection is very dangerous. It’s not the first time that a pedestrian gets killed there. Last time it was a teenager who had headphones on and didn’t hear the train until it was too late and then tried to outrun it. Very sad indeed.
That intersection is very dangerous. It’s not the first time that a pedestrian gets killed there. Last time it was a teenager who had headphones on and didn’t hear the train until it was too late and then tried to outrun it. Very sad indeed.
Rest In Peace……a horrible tragedy. Prayers to the family
Rest In Peace……a horrible tragedy. Prayers to the family
This is not the first or last suicide done at this train site. About a year ago a poor high school girl did the same thing. I was on the train after the incident and I feel bad for the person who did this but you should of seen how many people were seriously affected by this as well.
This is not the first or last suicide done at this train site. About a year ago a poor high school girl did the same thing. I was on the train after the incident and I feel bad for the person who did this but you should of seen how many people were seriously affected by this as well.
Mariano C Hdez
Mariano C Hdez
Jonathan CuervoArthur Benito Velazquez
Jonathan CuervoArthur Benito Velazquez
…. You sure they didn’t pick a fight with the train and the train won? Typically trains don’t jump out and hit people and they don’t swerve off of tracks… Just saying.
…. You sure they didn’t pick a fight with the train and the train won? Typically trains don’t jump out and hit people and they don’t swerve off of tracks… Just saying.
I was a passenger on the train behind the one that struck the victim.. At 6:30 i really feel for the fam and vuctim in this case but i still dont understand how people do not see, or know what those RR signs mean… How much more enforcement do people need? I pray to the Lord that this person was not a person with a hearing or vision disability… May u rest in peace..
Tanya Caro
Princess Doll
So sad!
Marisa Villasenor
Lesly Casillas
Descansen paz y Dios lo tenga en sus benditas manos amén
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Katie Hermosura this is what happened… Damn…rest in peace
Unfortunately alot of people commit suicide this way. I don’t know the story behind this one, what ever it is so sad. RIP.
http://oli.org/
I was there playing mini-golf. I heard and saw it. Called 911 first, spoke to the police. Very unfortunate incident. Unfortunately this happens everyday. Something you never wanna see, fortunately if you’re strong minded, you’ll be ok. All this back and forth on these comment boards is pathetic, always is. Social media and message boards like this make nobody’s feel important. R.I.P to another lost soul.
May he rest in peace and my prayers go to the family :(
How very sad for everyone involved.
Does anyone have a description of this male..age, race, etc? Sarah Cohen?
White Male, late 40’s to 50’s with some grey hair. He was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.
Seriously?
By the time I got finished reading this and scrolling threw the comments, I do have to say I’m truly sickened that someone died. But I’m kinda irritated at a few of the comments. There is still an investigation going on. If you don’t have nothing nice to say then don’t say it . Btw scvtv good job real life events real situations. Me personally, believes without a little gore you never really see the outcome of a choice that was made. Bad and good things happen I don’t mind seeing the both of them. . For the family my condolences. And to future kids that walk the tracks like I did , always be aware of your surroundings and don’t rush.