A man in his 60s was struck and killed by a Metro Gold Line train in Highland Park on Thursday morning, turning a rush-hour commute into a crime scene at a busy neighborhood crossing.
The collision happened on the 100 block of North Avenue 61, where the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency crews shut down parts of the roadway and the rail right-of-way while they worked.
LAFD ALERT- Highland Park Gold Line TA, Vehic 100 N Av 61 MAP: https://t.co/TAKatnLbmM FS12; DETAILS: https://t.co/GovM7E2Dfv
— LAFD 🔥 (@LAFD) May 7, 2026
According to the initial alert from the LAFD, the call came in at about 7:17 a.m. and was logged as incident number inc#0339. Crews from Fire Station 12, engine companies E12, E250 and E55, and ambulance EM1 responded. Fire officials said the victim, described as an approximately 60-year-old man, was determined to be deceased at the scene.
Service Disruption And Rider Reports
Morning riders quickly realized something was wrong. Commuters reported trains turning back at South Pasadena and said a bus bridge was being set up after the crash, according to a rider discussion on Reddit…