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Pedestrian hit and killed by train in Grover Beach

Written on 27 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian in Grover Beach near the Monarch Butterfly Grove on Highway 1 on Tuesday, according to police. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the pedestrian was walking on the tracks when they... (Continue reading)

Man found dead after being hit by train in SLO

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man who was said to be lying on the railroad tracks was struck and possibly killed by a train in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 a.m., a train struck a white man in... (Continue reading)

Amtrak train strikes SUV in Guadalupe, woman dies

Written on 25 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Amtrak train crashed into an SUV in Guadalupe Monday afternoon, killing the woman who was driving the vehicle. Shortly before 3 p.m.,  in the 4500 block of Main Street, a woman tried to go around the railroad crossing arms... (Continue reading)

Train collides with farm truck in Oceano

Written on 17 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An Amtrak train collided with a farm truck in Oceano Monday morning. The crash caused the farm vehicle to flip over, but no one suffered injuries in the accident. [KCOY] Around 7:30 a.m., the truck was hauling harvest supplies and... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian hit and killed by train near Santa Barbara

Written on 23 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian as it was pulling into the Santa Barbara station Wednesday evening. [KEYT] The collision pinned the victim under the train shortly before 6:30 p.m., Santa Barbara police said. The crash occurred in... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by train identified as Cal Poly student

Written on 18 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police have identified 22-year-old Cal Poly student Thomas Tilton Stone as the man who was struck and killed by a train on Tuesday evening. Stone’s death appears to be an accident. Around 5 p.m., Stone was walking... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by train in SLO

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 22-year-old man was struck and killed by a train Tuesday night near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. It has not yet been disclosed if the victim was a student. At about 5 p.m., the man was walking on... (Continue reading)

Woman hit by train in Pismo Beach

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A train struck a 22-year-old woman who was apparently walking her bicycle on a railroad bridge in Pismo Beach Wednesday night. The woman survived with undisclosed injuries. At approximately 10:13 p.m., police officers found Pismo Beach resident Alena Gribanova lying... (Continue reading)

Death of Cal Poly student ruled suicide

Written on 14 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Cal Poly student who was struck and killed by a train Saturday evening committed suicide, the San Luis Obispo County coroner’s unit has ruled. In a separate investigation, the coroner’s unit has determined a transient woman who was hit... (Continue reading)

Man killed by train was Cal Poly student

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The man struck and killed by a train near San Luis Obispo on Saturday night was a Cal Poly student. [KSBY] Around 8:15 p.m., an Amtrak train struck Aaron Matthew Wolf east of Sweet Bay Lane, about a mile south... (Continue reading)