Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed by Train in Carlsbad
The victim, whose identity was not immediately available, died at the scene.
A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian near Ponto Beach on Tuesday afternoon.
The Amtrak locomotive hit the person on a stretch of rails near Poinsettia Lane and Isthmus Drive in Carlsbad about 1:20 p.m., sheriff's Lt. Jason Vickery said.
The victim, whose identity was not immediately available, died at the scene, the lieutenant said.
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