Man dies on Metro tracks in North Hollywood; not hit by train
LOS ANGELES - A man died Saturday on Metro Red Line tracks in a tunnel between Universal City and North Hollywood and it does not appear he was hit by a train.
Officers were called to the 5300 block of Lankershim Boulevard, south of Chandler Boulevard, at 2:51 p.m. Saturday and requested an ambulance for a person on the tracks who was unconscious and not breathing, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told City News Service.
A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
There was no indication that one of the electric-powered trains struck the man, but Im said, "He was in a place where he should not be."
The Los Angeles Fire Department had reported the dead man was in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard at 3:37 p.m.
FOX11 reported that the man was trying to evade officers, ran onto the track and was electrocuted.
Im could not confirm that reporting. An investigation was underway.