Crime & Safety

​Pedestrians​ Fatally Struck By Trains In Encinitas, Sorrento Valley

The pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scenes.

The deadly collisions happened near the Sorrento Valley train station and near the Leucadia Boulevard grade crossing, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The deadly collisions happened near the Sorrento Valley train station and near the Leucadia Boulevard grade crossing, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. (Maggie Avants/Patch)

ENCINITAS, CA — Two pedestrians were fatally struck by AMTRAK trains in separate incidents over the weekend in San Diego County.

The first deadly collision happened at 1:05 a.m. Sunday near the Sorrento Valley train station at 11170 Sorrento Valley Road in San Diego, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff's Sgt. Jason King said.

The second deadly collision happened at 10:52 a.m. Sunday near the Leucadia Boulevard grade crossing in Encinitas. The pedestrian was also pronounced dead at the scene, King said.

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The names, ages and genders of the victims were not released.

Deputies were investigating both incidents. Anyone with information about the deaths was asked to call the sheriff's department's non-emergency line at 858-565-5200.

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