Metro E Line Train Fatally Hits Pedestrian Thursday In Culver City

CULVER CITY (CBSLA) - A pedestrian was fatally struck Thursday by a Metro E Line train in the area of Culver City.

Just before 1 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department Officers responded to a report of a person hit by a train in the area of Exposition Boulevard and Bagley Avenue, according to Officer William Cooper of the LAPD Media Relations Section.

The victim, whose name has not been released, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bus shuttles were sent to the Culver City and Palms Stations to serve residents while train service was stopped due to the collision.

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