ENCINITAS, Calif. — A man lying on the railroad tracks was struck by an Amtrak train and hospitalized Friday night.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit responded to a train versus pedestrian collision at 7:20 p.m. Friday along the tracks in the 1400 block of North Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, according to Deputy Jason Burk with the Sheriff’s Department.
A southbound Amtrak train was traveling at speeds of approximately 60 to 65 mph when the engineer spotted a man lying on the tracks, Burk said.
The engineer sounded the train’s horn and the man slowly attempted to get off the tracks. The train began emergency braking, but was not able to stop before striking the victim, said Burk.
#NCTDAlert: COASTER passengers, Northbound COASTER 665 will not continue north of Solana Beach due to a trespasser incident in Encinitas. BREEZE units will pick passengers up from Solana beach and will make all stops to Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/70Y7MDpVBI
— North County Transit (@GoNCTD) July 14, 2018
#NCTDAlert: Northbound COASTER 665 is now on the move from Solana Beach station and is delayed 30-35 minutes.
— North County Transit (@GoNCTD) July 14, 2018
