INDUSTRY — A bicyclist was rushed to the hospital Thursday after being struck by a freight train.
The crash was reported about 6:50 p.m. near the 605 Freeway and Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher Michael Pittman 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.
His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, he added.