Man struck, killed by train on North Side, SAPD says Witnesses told officers that the man attempted to outrun the train
SAN ANTONIO – A man was fatally struck by a train near the San Antonio airport on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.
Officers were dispatched just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to the 10600 block of Wetmore Road.
Witnesses told officers that the man was on the train tracks in the middle of a bridge.
The witnesses also said that the man attempted to outrun the train to the end of the bridge but was unable to do so, police said.
The man was struck by the train and pronounced dead at the scene, SAPD said.
Officers were dispatched just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to the 10600 block of Wetmore Road. (Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All rights reserved.) The man has yet to be identified.
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