Woman hit and killed by train in North Highlands area
NORTH HIGHLANDS — A woman died after being hit by a train in Sacramento County on Monday.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said it happened shortly after 5 p.m. in the area of Roseville and Walerga Roads in North Highlands.
Officials say the woman was on foot when she was hit by a Union Pacific train. Her name has not yet been released. No other injuries were reported.
Union Pacific said in a statement to CBS Sacramento on Monday evening that the woman was not at a railroad crossing when she was hit. She was declared dead at the scene.
Union Pacific said it is working with local authorities to determine why the woman was on the tracks.
A man was hit and killed by a Union Pacific train at this same location at the end of November.
