Bicyclist hit by freight train

Every year, Rowland Unified has a workshop on railroad track safety to keep students from crossing or walking along the busy rail corridor that runs through Hacienda and Rowland Heights.

Yesterday, a bicyclist was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a freight train. Fortunately, his injuries don’t appear to be life threatening according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Arthur Scott.

Lt. Scott said the injured man was 35 years old and believed to be a transient, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Arthur Scott.

He was eastbound along the railroad tracks when he saw the train approaching eastbound and apparently decided to try to beat it across a bridge, Scott said.

See photos of the accident in the Hacienda Heights Highlander.

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