A train struck and killed a man in Berkeley on Saturday at 3:15 p.m., according to Berkeley police. Traffic in the area was delayed as a result.
The train fatally struck a man near Addison Street, according to Lt. Alyson Hart of the Berkeley Police Department.
Police issued two Nixle alerts about the incident. The first, at 3:32 p.m., advised people to avoid the railroad crossing at Addison Street near the tracks due to “traffic congestion.” The second, at 3:47 p.m., advised motorists to avoid the area due to a “collision investigation.”
Lt. Hart said Union Pacific was conducting the investigation into the collision.
Earlier this month a pedestrian died after a collision with a train in Albany. The fatality happened about 7:55 a.m. on Monday Nov. 21 on the tracks in the area of Cleveland and Washington avenues, according to the East Bay Times.
And earlier this year two people were struck by trains in Berkeley in one month. On Feb. 8, a man died after being hit by a southbound Amtrak train near Bancroft Way and Second Street. And on Feb. 23, at around 9:30 a.m., an eastbound Amtrak train struck a man who was on the train tracks near the Gilman crossing.
Union Pacific’s safety message after incidents such as this one is that “pedestrians, bicycles and cars need to be very aware of the hazards associated with trains and should never be on the train tracks or attempt to cross one without following the proper signs.”
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