Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In North County
The pedestrian was hit and killed by a Sprinter train in Vista.
VISTA, CA — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train Thursday in San Diego's North County.
A Sprinter train fatally struck the person at about 7:20 a.m. near the intersection of Main Street and South Santa Fe Avenue in Vista, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The person's name, age and gender were not released.
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About two hours earlier, another pedestrian was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Encinitas.
Anyone with information about either deadly collision was asked to call the sheriff's department's non-emergency line at 858-565-5200.
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