February 20, 2012-According to reports a man standing on the tracks was struck and killed by a Metrolink train. According to Orange County Police Sgt. Dan Adams a Metrolink train traveling southbound struck and fatally injured a man standing on the tracks at approximately 6:40 a.m. at the intersection of Batavia Street and Collins Avenue in Orange.
Sgt. Adams said the conductor saw the man standing on the tracks north of Collins Avenue and could not stop in time. According to the conductor the man did not attempt to move off of the tracks upon seeing the train, leading Orange County Police officials to believe the man may have committed suicide. Sgt. Adams said that the 805 Metrolink train on the Empire-Orange County line was the train involved in the fatal accident and was terminated according to Metrolink officials. There were 108 passengers onboard the train at the time of the accident and no injuries were reported.
The man that was struck by the 805 Metrolink southbound train was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to Orange County Police Sgt. Adams. According to Orange County Transportation Authority buses were dispatched to pick up the passengers that were onboard the Metrolink train.
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