BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a Bakersfield man who was struck and killed by a train in east Bakersfield on Sunday.
According to the coroner’s office, Cesar Vega, 69, of Bakersfield was struck by a train near Canal Street and Trust Avenue. Vega was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident was reported just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15.
The BNSF Police Department is investigating this incident, according to the coroner’s office.