SUNSET, Utah, Sept. 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man is dead after he was hit by a FrontRunner train in Sunset.
The incident happened at about 10:30 a.m. Monday Gavin Gustafson, Utah Transit Authority spokesman, told Gephardt Daily.
“There’s not a lot of details at this point, other than the report from the operator is that somebody jumped in front of the train, a pedestrian, and it’s a fatal accident,” he said. “We know it’s a male.
“Police are on scene and there’s going to be major, major delays southbound on Front Runner, but yeah, at this point, that’s all we know,” Gustafson said at about noon.
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Gustafson said he does not know if the man jumped on purpose.
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