By Gina Yarbrough
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA–A pedestrian was struck and killed by a BNSF freight train on Camp Pendleton early Saturday morning, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.
The deadly train collision occurred around 2:18 a.m., near milepost marker 219.5, on North County Transit District train tracks that travel through the base. Military Police and Camp Pendleton fire personnel responded to the scene and declared the victim dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit arrived at the scene to investigate the collision. The enforcement unit investigates incidents along the routes of the North County Transit District, which BNSF uses.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will make an identification of the victim, pending notification of his family.
Anyone with information about the incident can call the Sheriff’s Department’s non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.
