Passenger Trains > Amtrak 535(17) strikes trespasser in Oakland

> ...Officers responded to a report of an accident involving a train and a pedestrian in the 3900 block
> of Wattling St. in (Oakland’s) Fruitvale district at about 12:25 p.m., (Oakland Police) Officer
> Johnna Watson said.

> Watson said a southbound Amtrak train struck a 65-year-old man who was walking alongside the tracks.

> He was transported to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, Watson said.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/01/17/oakland-man-hospitalized-after-being-struck-by-amtrak-train/

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Train was delayed about 2 hr 15 min.