Two men have been killed in separate accidents after being struck by Metrolink trains, according to news reports.
The first accident victim was Andrew Powell, 20, of Fullerton. Fullerton police said that Powell was struck by a Metrolink train near Brookhurst Road and Commonwealth Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and investigators are still trying to determine how he ended up on the tracks.
The second victim was Sergio Narez, 51, who police say was walking alongside the tracks south of La Palma Avenue and east of Pauline Street in Anaheim when he was hit by a Metrolink train. Investigators said that Narez’s death is being treated as an accident.
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