March 29, 2019 @ 3:38 pm
Northwest News
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified the bicyclist who died after he was struck by an Amtrak Cascades passenger train in Bellingham earlier this week.
71-year-old Richard Lonseth died from trauma caused by the collision Tuesday morning. The death was ruled as accidental.
Bellingham Police say Lonseth continued onto the tracks after ignoring the train’s horn as well as construction flaggers, flashing lights and electronic arms.
An Amtrak spokesperson says train 517 was traveling to Portland, Oregon, from Vancouver, British Columbia.
This death is the fifth deadly train collision on BNSF tracks in Washington state this year.