POLICE: Struck By One Train, Then Another.
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A woman who circumvented barricades walked onto train tracks in Deerfield Beach Sunday morning. She was struck by a Brightline train, and then what was left of her body was pushed into a passing freight train where she was hit again. The woman was pronounced dead on the scene.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office issued this statement midday Monday:Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating a fatal collision involving a Brightline, a Florida East Coast (FEC) train and a pedestrian.
At approximately 9:07 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, Broward County Regional Communications received reports of a crash involving two trains and a pedestrian in the area of Dixie Highway just north of Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach. BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded. The female pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene by BSO Fire Rescue.
Detectives say witnesses stated that the female walked around the protective barrier on Hillsboro Boulevard and began walking northbound on the Brightline train tracks as an FEC Railway cargo train was passing southbound on the adjacent east side track. The pedestrian was struck by the Brightline train that was traveling southbound on the tracks. The impact of that collision caused her to fall into the adjacent tracks where she was struck by the FEC train.
Brightline representatives as well as a special investigator from the FEC Railroad Police also responded and assisted with the investigation. BSO’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
