A train struck and killed two pedestrians in Los Angeles’ Lake Balboa area on Monday evening.
The Los Angeles Police Department stated a call was received at 6:13 p.m. reporting the tragic Metrolink crash at Roscoe and Balboa Boulevards.
According to initial reports from the L.A. City Fire Department, personnel arrived to find two female patients who were beyond medical treatment and were pronounced dead on scene.
However, LAPD informed KTLA that the victims were described as one female and one male. Details are scarce, and neither group quickly released a definitive declaration about the victims’ names.
Unconfirmed reports indicated the deaths were both adults, but officials had not to establish their ages as of 8:30 p.m. Monday. Citizen.com video footage shows personnel laying a canopy over the victims. The victims’ bodies were wrapped in a white sheet.
Citizen.com reported that the train was upright and operational, and that none of the 200 passengers on board were wounded.
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Hours after the event, one of the passengers told KTLA that when the train first came to a halt, officials first blamed it on a rider who opened an emergency door without permission.
However, the passenger stated that it was shortly declared that the train had struck pedestrians.
“They kept us on the train for a while so that they could tell us exactly what to do because it was a sudden event, and then they finally said ‘You have to go,’” said the passenger. “I think it’s gonna take a while to take care of the incident.”
LAFD stated that all questions should be sent to LAPD, Metrolink, and the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner.
Reference: 2 pedestrians struck, killed by train in Los Angeles
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