Adults and children hit by train and killed in Springfield identified

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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2 children and 1 adult struck by train and killed in Springfield, Virginia

An adult and two children were struck by a train while walking on railroad tracks in Springfield Wednesday, police said.

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia. – The two adults and a child who were struck and killed by a train in Springfield Wednesday have been identified.

The victims were identified as Diego Arriaza, 28, of Annandale, Yeraldin Pardo, 28, of Lincolnia, and her 8-year-old child.

Fairfax County police responded to a train crash in the 7500 block of Accotink Park Road in Springfield on Wednesday at 8:29 p.m. Police said the victims were on the northbound elevated train tracks and encountered a moving freight train.

It is believed that Arriaza was hit by the train and that Pardo and the child fell from the bridge. All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the train engineer's crash. Detectives continue to investigate whether alcohol was a factor in the pedestrian crash.