Crime & Safety

Freight Train Strikes, Kills Anaheim Man

A 46-year-old man was killed Sunday in Yorba Linda.

An Anaheim man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County coroner's office.
An Anaheim man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County coroner's office. (Renee Schiavone, Photo)

YORBA LINDA, CA — Authorities Sunday continued the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 46-year-old man struck and killed by a BNSF freight train in Yorba Linda.

The pedestrian was struck in the area of Esparanza Road and Imperial Highway at around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Qun He, a resident of Anaheim, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

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It was not immediately known what the victim was doing on the tracks.

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