SEATTLE, WA - Seattle police reported Sunday morning that a pedestrian had been killed by a train. The death happened along the 100 block of South Holgate Street, which is near the intersection with 1st Avenue South. The trains that run through that area are either freight or high-capacity passenger trains run by Amtrak and Sound Transit. Light rail trains do not run in that area.

The victim is reportedly a 55-year-old man, according to KIRO 7. The Seattle Department of Transportation said that Holgate Street was closed Sunday morning between Occidental and 3rd Avenue, but the roadway was later reopened. The BNSF rail lines in the area were slowed for a brief time Sunday.

We will update this story as soon as more details are available. Officers investigating fatality train/pedestrian collision in the 100 block of S Holgate St. More details when they are available.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) June 4, 2017