METROLINK VS. PEDESTRIAN — LANCASTER

METROLINK VS. PEDESTRIAN — LANCASTER

A Metrolink train vs. pedestrian collision was reported around 5:23 a.m. Wednesday near Sierra Highway and Columbia Way in Lancaster.

Metrolink confirms Train 202 struck a person on the tracks, prompting the tracks between Lancaster and Palmdale to be closed.

Lancaster Police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Transit Services Bureau are investigating the incident.

The condition of the pedestrian has not yet been confirmed.

UPDATE: pedestrian pronounced deceased at location