A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Wednesday morning near D Street and the 15 Freeway in Victorville, with the incident reported at about 8:30 a.m. Emergency crews descended on the area as sheriff's tape stretched along the tracks near a stopped freight train, and the San Bernardino County coroner was requested to respond to the scene.
According to VVNG, a detective was photographed standing between train cars as the investigation continued, while emergency personnel worked the scene of the fatality. The outlet's account notes the incident was reported at about 8:30 a.m. on September 23, 2026, though it also describes emergency personnel as having responded Thursday morning — a discrepancy that has not been resolved in available reporting.
BNSF Police Leading Investigation
The investigation into the fatality is being handled by BNSF Police, per the same account. No additional details, including the identity of the person killed or the circumstances that led to the collision, were immediately available at the time of the report, and the story remains developing.
Photos from the area showed sheriff's tape along the railroad tracks near the stopped freight train as investigators worked. It's unclear whether the tracks remained closed to rail traffic for an extended period, and no further operational details about the train itself have surfaced.
Pattern Of Fatal Track Incidents In The High Desert
Wednesday's fatality is not the first time a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in the Victor Valley. In May 2025, a report from VVNG said the coroner identified a man struck and killed near the tracks in Oro Grande. A 2018 report from the Victorville Daily Press described a similar fatality near the tracks off 11th Avenue and D Street in Old Town Victorville, with both San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials and BNSF police responding to that scene.
A prior report on a Victorville train fatality noted that the deceased person's identity had not been released at the time of publication. No such identification has yet been made public in connection with Wednesday's death, and this remains a developing story.
