2 pedestrians struck, killed by train in Los Angeles

Two pedestrians were struck and killed by a train in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of Los Angeles on Monday evening.

The L.A. Police Department said a call came in at 6:13 p.m. reporting the fatal Metrolink collision at Roscoe and Balboa Boulevards.

Initial reports from the L.A. City Fire Department said crews arrived to find two female patients who were beyond medical help, and determined them dead at the scene.

However, LAPD told KTLA that the victims were described as one female and one male.

Details are limited, and neither organization immediately gave a definite statement regarding the victims’ identities.

Unconfirmed reports said the victims were both adults, but officials had not confirmed their ages as of 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Video footage from Citizen.com showed crews placing a canopy over the victims. The victims’ bodies were covered under a white sheet.

Reports from Citizen.com said the train was upright and operational, and that none of the 200 passengers onboard were injured.

LAFD said all questions are referred to LAPD, Metrolink and the L.A. County Department of the Medical Examiner.