Woman, 55, Hospitalized After Struck by Metrolink Train in LA

Woman, 55, Hospitalized After Struck by Metrolink Train in LA
Los Angeles Police Department officers respond to civil unrest in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 2020. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
City News Service
8/5/2023
Updated:
8/5/2023
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A 55-year-old woman was struck by a Metrolink train in Boyle Heights on the evening of Aug. 4 and is critically injured.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the 2500 block of East Olympic Boulevard, near the Los Angeles River, around 6:10 p.m. regarding a pedestrian being struck by a Metrolink train, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, Ms. Stewart said.

It’s unclear what led to the pedestrian getting struck by the Metrolink train.

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating the collision.