Train Collision in San Diego 

March 19, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that an investigation is underway after a deadly train vs. pedestrian collision occurred on the North County Transit District train tracks that travel along the bluffs in the city of Del Mar, county of San Diego.

The train collision occurred at approximately 9:53 p.m. on March 17, 2024, near mile post marker 245.3, which is just north of Torrey Pines State Beach.  Sheriff's Deputies from the North Coastal Patrol Station and fire personnel responded to the scene and declared the involved subject deceased from obvious signs of death due to the injuries he sustained.  

The Sheriff's Transit Enforcement Unit (TEU) investigates incidents that occur on North County Transit District property.  San Diego Sheriff's Department TEU responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.

The Medical Examiner's Office will make a positive identification of the involved subject, as well as determine cause and manner of death pending notification of his family.

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