Sprinter fatality
Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics at the scene of the fatality. Gilberto Gonzalez/SoCal News Outlet

A passenger train struck and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair in Vista Thursday, authorities reported.

The Sprinter train hit the victim on a stretch of rail in the area of Main Street and South Santa Fe Avenue about 9 a.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

The man died at the scene, Lt. Matthew Carpenter said. The victim’s identity was not immediately available.

–City News Service