Pedestrian hit, killed by train in Tacoma
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after being struck by a train in Tacoma.
The man was sitting on the tracks at Hidden Beach Road and Sixth Avenue when a northbound train hit him just before 10 p.m.
Police are investigating the death, which appears to be a suicide.
This is the seventh fatality between a pedestrian and train in Washington state this year, according to a BNSF spokesman.
This story was originally published April 29, 2020 at 12:17 PM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune