A 39-year-old woman was killed when she reportedly walked onto the BNSF Railway tracks in Kent, stopped and faced a train before being struck.
Officers were dispatched about 5:13 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 to the area of 301 Railroad Ave. S., in regard to a train striking a pedestrian, according to a Aug. 3 Kent Police news release.
“The conductor advised that they were northbound on the tracks, approaching the transit center when he observed a person crossing the tracks in front of them,” according to a police statement. “The person stopped on the tracks and faced the train. The conductor activated the train horn repeatedly, but the person did not move off of the tracks.”…