Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Dies After Struck By VRE Train

Virginia State Police investigating scene. VRE and Amtrak trains were delayed for hours.

A pedestrian on the tracks early Monday morning was struck and killed by a VRE train.

At 5:20 a.m. Monday, Virginia State Police responded to the scene in Stafford County.

One track opened just before 8 a.m., according to a VRE release. Fredericksburg-bound trains will run an “S” schedule Monday afternoon.

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