OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was reported to be struck by a train Monday morning in Oakland Park.
Sky 10 flew over the scene at West Prospect Boulevard and Powerline Road, where the Tri-Rail train was stopped on the tracks near a body covered by a yellow tarp.
The sheriff’s office says it received a call at about 8:45 a.m. saying the person had been hit by the train.
BSO’s homicide unit detectives and crime scene investigators are conducting a death investigation.
The victim’s identity has not been released, and no further details were immediately available.