Pedestrian struck, killed by Gold Line train near Arcadia station

Thursday, December 29, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. (KABC) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metro Gold Line train early Thursday morning as it was approaching the Arcadia station, authorities said.

Metro officials reported the collision about 12:12 a.m. near the station at 200 First Avenue, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Transit Services Bureau.
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The train was heading eastbound when it struck the unidentified person, who was pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesperson said.

Arcadia police and firefighter-paramedics responded to the location, as did sheriff's homicide investigators.
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Trains were halted for several hours on both tracks at the crash site. Single-track service resumed about 4:20 a.m., officials said.

No other information was immediately available.

City News Service contributed to this report.
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