Coroner ID's victim hit, killed by Amtrak train in Richmond

Monday, August 14, 2017
RICHMOND, Calif. -- A pedestrian hit and killed by an Amtrak train Thursday morning in North Richmond was identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office today as 63-year-old San Pablo man Jesus Arroyo.

The collision was reported at 10:19 a.m. and involved San Joaquins train No. 712, which was headed from Oakland to Bakersfield, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.
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Arroyo was hit on the tracks between Market Avenue and Brookside Drive in an area that wasn't a pedestrian crossing, Graham said.

The 55 passengers and crewmembers on the train were not injured, she said.
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