"Then in early December, another man was hit on the tracks by a train and killed in West Berkeley at Bancroft Way and Fourth Street. Now the Chronicle reports that on Monday, at nearly the exact same Bancroft Way and Fourth Street location, a man was hit by a train on those tracks and killed at around 11:37 am. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Alameda County Coroner's Office has not identified the victim."
"Railroad operator Union Pacific insists the man was trespassing on the tracks. "The train crew was not hurt, but witnessed the incident and is being offered support," Union Pacific said in a statement to the Berkeley Scanner. "No information is available about the trespasser." According to Berkeleyside, the Federal Railroad Administration, trespassing on railroad tracks is the leading cause of rail-related deaths."
An unidentified man was struck and killed by a freight train in West Berkeley at Bancroft Way and Fourth Street at about 11:37 am on Monday. The Alameda County Coroner's Office had not identified the victim as of Tuesday afternoon. Railroad operator Union Pacific says the man was trespassing on the tracks. The train crew was not injured, witnessed the incident, and is being offered support. The Federal Railroad Administration states trespassing on railroad tracks is the leading cause of rail-related deaths. The East Bay has experienced multiple recent fatal train incidents, including two separate Oakland deaths within 24 hours in mid-November and a December fatality at the same West Berkeley location.
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