Train Collision - San Diego 

April 25, 2023 - San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials reported that an investigation is underway after a deadly train collision in the city of San Diego.

It happened on Monday, April 24^th, at about 12:47 p.m. near the intersection of Santa Fe Street and Balboa Avenue in the city of San Diego.  When San Diego Police Officers arrived, they found a man who was hit by a southbound Amtrak train.  Paramedics rushed to give aid, but he did not survive his injuries. 

The Medical Examiner's Office will make a positive identification of the body pending notification of his family. 

The Sheriff's Transit Enforcement Unit (TEU) investigates incidents along the routes of the Amtrak train.  San Diego Police requested the Sheriff's TEU respond to conduct the investigation.  The manner of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner's Office. 

Anyone with information about this case can call the Sheriff's Department's non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.

Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department