Reportedly, officers responded to the scene and found a man down on the tracks just above the overpass after being struck by the train.
Fresno County, Calif. – The authorities have released the identity of a pedestrian who was struck by an Amtrak train in Fresno Tuesday evening.
Leon Perez, 66, was struck and killed by the train in the area of Wishon and Shields Avenues.
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Fresno County, Calif. – A man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near Wishon and Shields Avenues in Central Fresno Tuesday, according to a police report.
The collision happened at about 7 p.m. on January 16.
Reportedly, officers responded to the scene and found a man down on the tracks just above the overpass after being struck by the train.
The incident remains under investigation.
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