Man hit and killed by Union Pacific train while walking in East Sacramento, officials say
A pedestrian was killed Monday in East Sacramento after being hit by a Union Pacific train, according to the Sacramento Police Department and railroad officials.
Officers were called just after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Elvas Avenue and 36th Way after a train struck and killed a man, said Robynn Tysver, a spokeswoman for Union Pacific.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sacramento Police Department spokeswoman Officer Allison Smith. The man is expected to be identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing. Smith referred all other inquiries to Union Pacific.
Tysver said in an email the incident did not happen at a crossing and that train crew members were not injured.
