The incident occurred about 10:40 a.m. in the 3600 block of 11th Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said. She was not immediately identified.
EXPO LINE: Disruption due to train-person incident. Bus shuttles requested btwn Western & Crenshaw. Consider Line 102 on nearby Jefferson. pic.twitter.com/lVbNTXWQTi
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) October 7, 2017
Light-rail service was suspended on the Expo Line between Crenshaw Boulevard and Western Avenue as an investigation got underway, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.