PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One day after a bicyclist died in what transportation authorities called a “tragic” collision with a MAX train in southeast Portland, officials are now identifying the person killed.
Michael O’Callaghan died on Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a MAX Orange Line train, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office told KOIN 6 News, via confirmation with the Medical Examiner.
O’Callaghan was homeless and was a former candidate for Portland mayor. According to his campaign website, he was involved in advocacy for decades, ranging from organizing campaigns to feed the hungry and fighting back against an anti-camping ordinance in Portland…