Boy was riding bike, trying to beat train, sheriff’s office says

A teenage boy was killed after he was hit by a passenger train Monday evening in Manteca, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said. The 15-year-old, identified Austin Peterson, of Manteca, was hit by an ACE train about 6:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Chiavari Way, the sheriff's office. Austin, who was a student at Sierra High School in Manteca, and another 15-year-old boy were riding their bicycles over the San Joaquin River Bridge when they tried to beat the train, investigators said.Austin was hit, but the other boy was not."Sierra High School suffered the tragic loss of a student," the district said in a released statement. "Manteca Unified School District and Sierra High School staff are deeply saddened by this news and send to the family and friends our condolences." The train was headed east to Stockton from the Bay Area. No other details were released.

A teenage boy was killed after he was hit by a passenger train Monday evening in Manteca, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said.

The 15-year-old, identified Austin Peterson, of Manteca, was hit by an ACE train about 6:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of Chiavari Way, the sheriff's office.


Austin, who was a student at Sierra High School in Manteca, and another 15-year-old boy were riding their bicycles over the San Joaquin River Bridge when they tried to beat the train, investigators said.

Austin was hit, but the other boy was not.

"Sierra High School suffered the tragic loss of a student," the district said in a released statement. "Manteca Unified School District and Sierra High School staff are deeply saddened by this news and send to the family and friends our condolences."

The train was headed east to Stockton from the Bay Area.

No other details were released.