Woman struck and killed by a freight train in Deerfield Beach, Broward deputies say
A woman was struck and killed by a freight train in Deerfield Beach early Wednesday, deputies said.
While the Florida East Coast Railway train wasn’t there when deputies arrived, her injuries were “consistent with being struck by a train,” according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said it got a call about the “train versus pedestrian crash” in the area of Southeast Fourth Street, just east of South Dixie Highway, shortly before 4 a.m. Deputies and fire-rescue crews found her body by the tracks.
BSO traffic homicide detectives are investigating the death and have contacted the Florida East Coast Railway, also known as FEC, and railroad police.
TRAFFIC ALERT: The east and westbound lanes of Southeast Fourth Street just east of South Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach are closed till further notice. BSO deputies are on scene investigating a train versus pedestrian crash. Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/y7haei5Bsw
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) January 19, 2022
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