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A person died after being struck by a freight train on the tracks in downtown Livermore on Thursday afternoon, leading to major backups for commuter trains through the Tri-Valley as the emergency response and subsequent investigation continued into the evening.
Livermore police confirmed a pedestrian was on the tracks at the L Street crossing north of Railroad Avenue at around 3 p.m. Thursday (June 5). The conductor of an eastbound freight train en route from Oakland to Lathrop observed the person, sounded the horn and applied the emergency brakes but could not avoid the collision, police said.
The pedestrian sustained fatal injuries. The circumstances remain under investigation, police said.
The situation caused severe impacts for the Altamont Corridor Express trains that travel from Silicon Valley to the Tri-Valley and out to the San Joaquin Valley. ACE service resumed at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the agency said.
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