Man hit and killed by Amtrak while on scooter in Merced, officials say

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral is dormant aft being deed by an Amtrak bid portion riding an electrical scooter successful Merced.

It happened astir 7:30 p.m. Monday adjacent Glen and Santa Fe avenues.

Action News spoke to friends and household of the victim, who identified him arsenic 51-year-old Richard Candy Luvian.

His member says helium had his struggles, but precocious got a occupation moving astatine a stateless shelter.

When Action News stopped by the clang tract Tuesday, determination was a increasing memorial of candles arsenic good arsenic a angiosperm near for the victim.