Officials rule suicide in death of 55-year-old woman struck by train in west Fort Worth
A woman was hit and killed by a train late Tuesday as she stood on the tracks in west Fort Worth, authorities said.
Officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of the 55-year-old woman as a suicide. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is not releasing the name of the woman.
Fort Worth police responded to the scene just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday near West Vickery Boulevard and Bryant Irvin Road.
A Union Pacific railroad employee who was operating the train reported that he saw a woman who had been struck by the train while on the tracks. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives are investigating the incident. A Union Pacific Railway agent also responded to the scene.
Two other people were killed by trains in separate incidents in Tarrant County last week.
This story was originally published January 11, 2023 at 5:40 AM.
