2 pedestrians hit, killed by separate COASTER trains in San Diego

Publish Date: 2023/09/06

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man and a woman died over the Labor Day weekend after being struck by COASTER trains in two San Diego neighborhoods, reports ABC10 News.

Authorities said the first fatal incident occurred on Sunday, on the tracks near Pacific Highway and West Washington Street, in the Mission Hills area. The victim, a male pedestrian whose identity remains undisclosed, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

On the following Monday afternoon, September 4, a woman was killed when she was struck by a COASTER train in the Bay Park neighborhood.

At this time, it remains unclear why either victim was on the tracks at the time of the crashes.

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