A man was killed Friday afternoon after being hit by a northbound train on San Antonio’s North Side, turning an ordinary commute corridor into another grim scene along the tracks. The collision happened around 3:13 p.m. on the IH-35 northbound access road near the 9400 block. Emergency crews pronounced the man dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released, as reported by WOAI.
What Authorities Say
San Antonio police said a Union Pacific train was heading north when the conductor spotted a man standing in the middle of the tracks. The conductor reportedly sounded the horn several times and hit the brakes but could not avoid impact, according to WOAI. The initial report notes the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and investigators remained on-site into the afternoon.
Rail Trespassing Remains Deadly
Federal transit officials say this kind of incident is part of a troubling national pattern. Trespasser- and suicide-related events now make up a growing share of rail deaths across the country. A recent safety advisory from the Federal Transit Administration found those incidents accounted for roughly half of transit fatalities reported to the National Transit Database in 2024 and urged agencies to ramp up trespass-prevention efforts, according to the FTA.
Local Pattern
San Antonio has seen similar fatal collisions on the North Side in recent years. In March 2025, a man was struck by a train on tracks near the 9100 block of Wetmore Road and later identified by the medical examiner, a case that underscored how often these deadly incidents recur along rail corridors near I-35, KSAT reported.
SAPD and Union Pacific police are investigating Friday’s collision and have so far released few details as they continue their work at the scene, according to the initial WOAI account. Authorities have not said whether foul play is suspected and are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.
