A man died Saturday on Metro Red Line tracks in a tunnel between Universal City and North Hollywood and it does not appear he was hit by a train.
Officers were called to the 5300 block of Lankershim Boulevard, south of Chandler Boulevard, at 2:51 p.m. Saturday and requested an ambulance for a person on the tracks who was unconscious and not breathing, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told City News Service.
A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
There was no indication that one of the electric-powered trains struck the man, but Im said, “He was in a place where he should not be.”
The Los Angeles Fire Department had reported the dead man was in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard at 3:37 p.m.
FOX11 reported that the man was trying to evade officers, ran onto the track and was electrocuted.
Im could not confirm that reporting. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the fatal incident.
“Metro expresses its sympathy for the tragic death that occurred in a cross passage between the North Hollywood and University City stations on the B Line this afternoon,” said Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo.
“Metro reminds the public to never walk on train tracks and to stand behind the yellow line on all rail station platforms,” Ubaldo said. “Please look and listen for trains in both directions and never run to catch the train.”