The San Diego Sheriff’s Department Railroad Enforcement Unit is investigating a fatal train accident in Encinitas.
The Coaster train struck and killed a pedestrian around 11:20 a.m. Monday in the 1000 block of North Vulcan Avenue.
Witnesses told deputies the middle-aged man walked onto the tracks as the train was approaching. The train sounded its horn and bell but was unable to stop in time, deputies said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is unclear why the victim went onto the tracks. Officials have not released his identity.
The incident shut down traffic in the area and delayed some train schedules Monday afternoon.
