Man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Steilacoom

Published 1:30 am Sunday, October 14, 2018

Associated Press

STEILACOOM — A man was killed after being struck by a train in Steilacoom.

The News Tribune reported that the man was walking along the tracks south of Chambers Creek at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday when he jumped off one track to avoid a northbound freight train.

BNSF Railways spokesman Gus Melonas said the man went to the other track and was struck by an Amtrak train traveling south to Portland.

Steilacoom Public Safety Chief TJ Rodriguez says the man was in his late 20s and from South Carolina. He died at the scene.

Rodriguez says the man was a transient but it does not appear to be a suicide.

Melonas said this was the 17th death on railroad tracks in the state this year.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.