A freight train struck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, police said.
Police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the tracks near Northeast 26 Avenue and 186 Street.
An officer near the scene along the Florida East Coast Railroad confirmed there was an ongoing death investigation.
Here is a list of safety tips:
- Freight trains don’t travel at fixed times. Always expect a train.
- All train tracks are private property. Never walk on tracks.
- It takes the average freight train traveling 55 mph more than a mile —the length of 18 football fields— to stop. Trains cannot stop quickly.
- The average locomotive weighs about 400,000 pounds or 200 tons; it can weigh up to 6,000 tons. This makes the weight ratio of a car to a train proportional to that of a soda can to a car. We all know what happens to a soda can hit by a car.
- Trains have the right of way 100% of the time over pedestrians and vehicles, including police and emergency vehicles.
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Source: local10
