Police respond after a man was hit and killed by a train near downtown. (Everett Allen, KSAT 12)
SAN ANTONIO – A pedestrian was killed after they were struck by a train near downtown Saturday morning, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Officers were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. to the 1200 block of West Martin Street, near the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.
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It is unknown how the pedestrian ended up on the train tracks, according to a Sunday SAPD preliminary report. The person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The San Antonio Fire Department told KSAT the pedestrian is a male.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the pedestrian and determine the official cause and manner of death.
Christian Riley joined KSAT 12 in June 2025. He returned to the Lone Star State after serving as the senior digital producer at the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri and earned two Missouri Broadcasters Association awards.
Everett Allen is a San Antonio native whose strong work ethic, developed early on, carried him through a nine-year career in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a Petty Officer Second Class (E-5) and earned multiple medals for leadership and service. After returning to Texas in 2021, he transitioned into news media and joined KSAT in June 2025.