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Person dies after being struck by train in Sacramento County

Deadly train crash reported on Elkhorn Boulevard
Deadly train crash reported on Elkhorn Boulevard 00:19

SACRAMENTO – A person has died after being hit by a Union Pacific train in the Rio Linda area over the weekend.

The scene was near W. Elkhorn Boulevard and E. Levee Road.

Union Pacific confirmed that the crash happened around 1 p.m. Sunday and that a fatality had occurred, but no other details about the incident were available.

No one on the train was hurt, Union Pacific says.

Authorities have not yet released the name of the person who died. 

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