PASADENA (CBS) — A man was seriously injured Tuesday when he was struck by a Metro Gold Line train in Pasadena.

Paramedics were sent to the tunnel near the Memorial Park Station at 6:20 a.m., according to Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fire Department.

The man was taken to a hospital with head and leg injuries, Derderian said.

Both tracks were blocked while an investigation was conducted.

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