Skip to main content
Clear icon
62º

SunRail train strikes, kills pedestrian in Orlando

Fatal crash blocks Pine Street near S. Orange Avenue

File photo. (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 51-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed Tuesday afternoon by a SunRail train, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on the tracks adjacent to South Orange Avenue near Pine Street in Orange County.

Recommended Videos



The FHP said the train was southbound, and the man, who had been sitting on the tracks, began walking east into the path of the train.

The man was struck and authorities pronounced him dead at the scene, the FHP said.

No one on the train was injured.

Pine Street was blocked in both directions on Pine Street.

An investigation is ongoing.


Recommended Videos