An investigation is underway in Irwindale after a person was fatally struck by a train on the Metrolink tracks Sunday.
Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the deadly collision near Irwindale Avenue and Edna Place occurred, but officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene just after 4:20 p.m. and pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
Footage of the scene posted to the Citizen app showed deputies with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department on the tracks with two patrol cruisers and yellow crime scene tape cordoning off access to the area.
In a post to social media, officials with the Irwindale Police Department encouraged commuters and residents to avoid the area and expect heavy traffic due to the road closure…