SAN DIEGO CO.,, CA – A pedestrian died last Thursday when they were hit by A Sprinter train in Vista.
According to Oceanside News, the unidentified victim was hit while on the tracks near Main Street and Santa Fe Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Details concerning the crash are very limited at this time.
This was the second deadly train accident that occurred on June 9th. Another pedestrian was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Encinitas.
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