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Investigation Launched After Person Struck by Amtrak Train
28 Aug
Summary
- An Amtrak train fatally struck an individual on the tracks.
- The incident occurred Thursday morning in Santa Fe Springs.
- Authorities are actively investigating the circumstances of the death.

An investigation has been launched in Santa Fe Springs after an Amtrak train fatally struck a person on the tracks. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. Officers from the Whittier Police Department responded to a report of an individual on the tracks on Lakeland Road.
Aerial footage captured a Pacific Surfliner train stopped at the scene around noon. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner was in attendance. Further details regarding the fatality are pending as the investigation continues into this incident.