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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno Police officials corroborate a man has died aft getting deed by a train connected the bid tracks adjacent Shields Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard Monday night.
Police study 1 antheral and 1 pistillate were walking on the tracks astir 6:15 p.m. erstwhile a freight bid heading northbound approached. Officers connected the country said the brace were friends and were connected the span wherever trains transverse implicit Van Ness. The antheral was deed and killed, but the pistillate managed to get disconnected the tracks and was not hurt.
Police corroborate the antheral was 20 years aged but person not released his name. The country was cleared astir 8:30 p.m., arsenic BNSF and Fresno Police officers continued to analyse the country wherever the antheral was hit.
Neighbor Charlie Roberts said this country is excessively communal successful his 22 years surviving successful this area.
"We've seen thing but radical walking connected the tracks, not paying immoderate attraction that the trains are coming, and its the holidays and it's unfortunate and present idiosyncratic other has to grieve a household that unluckily didn't marque it crossed the tracks," helium said.
He said helium knows of much than 10 different incidents similar this successful the country since helium moved here.
"They're sounding their horn they're doing the champion they tin do. I mean, but you know, radical got to understand, you're not stronger than a train," helium said.
Roberts said portion possibly much could beryllium done erstwhile it comes to safety, it is up to each of america to enactment disconnected the tracks.
"You could enactment a obstruction up, but that's not going to halt them if they privation to get across," helium said.
He said helium often sees stateless radical connected the tracks arsenic well, but each of america request to respect the close of mode of trains.
"There's nary crushed to situation the train. You're going to suffer each azygous time," helium said.
BNSF authoritative Lena Kent sent the pursuing connection to YourCentralValley.com.
"I tin corroborate that astatine astir 6:25 p.m. section time, a BNSF freight bid struck an idiosyncratic not astatine a designated crossing. Unfortunately, the idiosyncratic did prolong fatal injuries. This incidental is presently nether investigation."
