{"id":507253,"date":"2026-01-10T23:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/507253\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T23:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:46:20","slug":"woman-walking-on-side-of-railroad-tracks-fatally-struck-by-train-san-antonio-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/507253\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman walking on side of railroad tracks fatally struck by train, San Antonio police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAPD: The woman was pronounced dead at the scene<\/p>\n<p>A woman walking on the side of railroad tracks was fatally struck by a train, according to the San Antonio Police Department. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A woman walking on the side of railroad tracks was fatally struck by a train, according to the San Antonio Police Department. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Around 2:05 p.m. Friday, police said the woman was found unresponsive at the tracks near the intersection of Saltillo Street and South Brazos Street on the West Side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to police, the train conductor said he saw the woman walking along the side of the tracks with her back to the train. The conductor said he sounded the train horn from about half a mile away to alert the woman, but she did not move from the tracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The woman, who police said was in her 20s to 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The investigation is ongoing. 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