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UPDATED Sep 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Sep 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Hit-and-run death on Metro tracks in Long Beach
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A person died after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle and left on Metro light-rail tracks in Long Beach’s Wrigley District, police said. Officers responded around 9 p.m. Saturday near Long Beach Boulevard and E 23rd Street, where the adult pedestrian was later struck again by a Metro train. The driver fled the scene.
WHO: Long Beach Police Department; an unidentified adult pedestrian; the hit-and-run driver; Metro light-rail vehicle operators
WHAT: A pedestrian was killed after a hit-and-run collision and a subsequent second strike by a Metro light-rail train.
WHEN: Reported Sep 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The preliminary investigation said an unknown vehicle traveling southbound on Long Beach Boulevard struck the pedestrian, and the vehicle fled the scene.
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