Freight Train Strikes and Kills Pedestrian in West Berkeley, Victim Was Allegedly Trespassing on Tracks

Man dies after being struck by freight train in Berkeley

BERKELEY — A man died Monday morning after he was hit by a freight train while walking on railroad tracks in West Berkeley, authorities said. The coroner’s bureau on Wednesday was trying to confirm the man’s name and notify his relatives. Related Articles Westbound lanes of San Mateo Bridge reopen after fatal crash Teen BMW driver arrested for manslaughter for 107-mph crash that killed woman, 76 Ca…

Freight Train Strikes and Kills Pedestrian in West Berkeley, Victim Was Allegedly Trespassing on Tracks

A yet-unidentified man was hit by a freight train and killed in West Berkeley Monday morning, though the railroad’s operator Union Pacific says the man was trespassing on the tracks. The East Bay has been on a particularly tragic run with train accidents over the last couple of months. Back in mid-November, we saw two separate fatal train fatalities within a 24-hour period in Oakland, killing two different people. Then in early December, another…

Train strikes and kills pedestrian in West Berkeley

The death comes less than two months after an Amtrak train fatally struck another man just four blocks away in Berkeley.

Man killed Monday morning in Berkeley train strike

A man died Monday morning after being struck by a train in Berkeley, authorities and community members report.The fatal collision happened shortly before 11:45 a.m. near Hearst Avenue and Fourth Street, Union Pacific said.The man was trespassing on the railroad tracks when he was hit, the railroad operator said in a prepared statement."The train crew was not hurt, but witnessed the incident and is being offered support," the agency said. "No inf…