"An Amtrak official said the man was trespassing on the track when the northbound train, heading from Oakland to Sacramento, struck him around 3:30 p.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Berkeley Fire Department. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department's Coroner's Bureau said the man's identity was not available as of Thursday morning. Amtrak is working with local law enforcement to investigate, Olivia Irwin, an Oakland-based spokesperson for Amtrak, said in an email."
"Trespassing in railroad rights-of-way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, Just said, citing the Federal Railroad Administration. Coming in second, she said, are incidents at railroad-highway grade crossings, or where highways cross rails at rail height, like at Bancroft. This incident was first reported by The Berkeley Scanner. It's at least the second fatal train strike in Berkeley this year. One person who entered the BART tracks near the North Berkeley station was fatally struck in June."
A man was struck and killed by a northbound Amtrak passenger train near Bancroft Way in West Berkeley on Dec. 3, 2025, at about 3:30 p.m. The train was traveling from Oakland to Sacramento. The man was trespassing on the track and was pronounced dead at the scene by Berkeley Fire Department personnel. The Alameda County Coroner's Bureau reported the man's identity was not available the following morning. Amtrak is working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident, according to an Oakland-based spokesperson. Trespassing in railroad rights-of-way is identified as the leading cause of rail-related deaths, with grade-crossing incidents second. This was at least the second fatal train strike in Berkeley this year.
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