VERO BEACH, Fla. — A woman was hit and killed by a train Thursday morning in Vero Beach.
The Vero Beach Police Department said it received a 911 call about 5:30 a.m. about a woman who was trapped underneath a train near the intersection of 21st Street and U.S. Highway 1.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the woman dead on the tracks. She was not carrying any identification and her identity is currently unknown.
Police said she had been struck by a Florida East Coast Railway train.
Anyone with information about the woman's identity is asked to call FEC Railroad Police Agent N.J. Calise at 800-824-2330.
***TRAFFIC ALERT***
— Vero Beach Police (@VeroBeachPD) November 5, 2020
***TRAIN CROSSINGS BLOCKED WITHIN VERO BEACH ***
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES: 41st Street in the north, 12th St. For the south end.
W/F, appears middle aged , was struck by FEC train at intersection of 21st street and RR tracks.
