A man died after being hit by a Blue Line train in South L.A. (December 27, 2009) |
LOS ANGELES -- A man hit by a Metro Blue Line train in South Los Angeles was identified Monday, a coroner's official said.
Ramon Villanueva, 65, of Los Angeles, was struck and killed by a Metro Blue Line train aroung 10:05 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's ofice.
Villanueva was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's not clear why he was on the tracks at the time. Metro spokeswoman Gayle Anderson said the crossing gate bar would have been down and the gate, lights and a bell should have kept him from crossing.
No passengers on the southbound train were injured, but the female conductor was distraught following the fatality and was comforted by firefighters.
The speed of the train was unknown. It's governed automatically and designed to slow at street crossings from the regular rate of 55 mph, Anderson said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was investigating the death.
Ramon Villanueva, 65, of Los Angeles, was struck and killed by a Metro Blue Line train aroung 10:05 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Vernon Avenue, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's ofice.
Villanueva was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's not clear why he was on the tracks at the time. Metro spokeswoman Gayle Anderson said the crossing gate bar would have been down and the gate, lights and a bell should have kept him from crossing.
No passengers on the southbound train were injured, but the female conductor was distraught following the fatality and was comforted by firefighters.
The speed of the train was unknown. It's governed automatically and designed to slow at street crossings from the regular rate of 55 mph, Anderson said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was investigating the death.
