Los Angeles Times
February 05, 2007
A man died Sunday after stepping in front of a Metro Blue Line commuter train in South Los Angeles.
The unidentified man, described as about 45 years old, appeared to intentionally move into the path of the northbound train as it approached 48th Place near Long Beach Avenue, police said. Witnesses said the man was walking near the tracks about 4:30 p.m. when he ducked under a guardrail and stood on the tracks, facing the train, according to LAPD Officer Martha Garcia.
Rescuers got the victim out from under the train. He had suffered massive head injuries, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. The man died at County-USC Medical Center. The 57-year-old train operator complained of illness and was treated at the scene. No passengers were hurt.
Rescuers Extricate Man From Underneath Train Victim Reportedly In Critical Condition
KCBS-TV
February 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES ― A man who was hit by a Metro Blue Line train and got stuck beneath it in South Los Angeles Sunday was fighting for his life, a fire official said.
The man was reported underneath the northbound train at 4:39 p.m. on Long Beach Avenue at East 48th Place, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Paramedics extricated the man, who was not under any wheels. The man, who appeared to be about 45 years old, was then taken to County-USC Medical Center in very critical condition with injuries that included severe head trauma, Humphrey said.
No one on board the train was injured, but the 57-year-old train operator asked for medical assessment, he said.
It was not immediately known how the man got underneath the train.
The Los Angeles Police Department and the sheriff's department were investigating.
Man Struck by Blue Line Train
KABC-TV
February 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- A man who was hit by a Metro Blue Line train and got stuck beneath it in South Los Angeles Sunday was fighting for his life, a fire official said.
The man was reported underneath the northbound train at 4:39 p.m. on Long Beach Avenue at East 48th Place, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Paramedics extricated the man, who was not under any wheels.
The man, who appeared to be about 45 years old, was then taken to County- USC Medical Center in very critical condition with injuries that included severe head trauma, Humphrey said.
No one on board the train was injured, but the 57-year-old train operator asked for medical assessment, he said.
It was not immediately known how the man got underneath the train.
The Los Angeles Police Department and the sheriff's department were investigating.
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- LAFD_Alerts man had severe head trauma
