Man Fatally Struck By Metro Train In Culver City Identified

CULVER CITY, CA — A 42-year-old man who was fatally struck and killed by a Metro E Line train in Culver City was identified Friday.

Luis Yac Yax, 42, of Los Angeles, died at Exposition Boulevard and Bagley Avenue at 12:57 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

An investigation shut down train service on the Expo Line for about three hours from the Culver City and Palms Stations due to the fatality, according to Metro Los Angeles.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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