"A man was killed Monday when a Union Pacific train struck him near Hearst Avenue. Berkeley police received a call that a train had hit someone near the University Avenue overpass shortly before 11:40 a.m., according to a department spokesperson. When officers arrived at the tracks, they found the dead man and notified the Union Pacific Police Department. The man had been trespassing on the train tracks, Jill Micek, a Union Pacific spokesperson, said in an email."
"The train crew was not hurt, but witnessed the incident and is being offered support, Micek wrote. The man had not been identified as of Tuesday morning, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office's Coroner's Bureau. Trespassing in railroad rights of way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths nationwide, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. An Amtrak train fatally struck another man last month just four blocks away, near the Bancroft Way crossing."
A man was killed Monday when a Union Pacific train struck him near Hearst Avenue. Berkeley police received a call shortly before 11:40 a.m. about a person hit near the University Avenue overpass. Officers found the dead man at the tracks and notified the Union Pacific Police Department. Union Pacific spokesperson Jill Micek said he had been trespassing on the tracks. The train crew was not hurt but witnessed the incident and are being offered support. The Alameda County coroner's bureau said the man remained unidentified Tuesday morning. Federal Railroad Administration data shows trespassing on railroad rights of way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths nationwide. An Amtrak train fatally struck another man last month four blocks away near the Bancroft Way crossing.
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