FULLERTON -- A father and son described by authorities as train enthusiasts have been struck and killed by a freight train in Fullerton.
The two men, ages 50 and 30, were on the tracks near Balcom and Commonwealth avenues just before 11:18 p.m. Wednesday when they were hit, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
The pair were into something known as "train watching" -- a hobby that included visiting the tracks and watching trains go by, police said.
Police say they were doing just that when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train approached and for some reason, the men could not get off the tracks.
Investigators believe the men were either sitting on or walking along the tracks at the time of the accident.
The engineer could only honk his horn and could not stop the train, which was traveling at a speed of about 50 mph, officials said.
The incident is believed to be an accident, police said.
Sound travels on the side of the train, not in front, which makes it difficult to hear on-coming trains, police said.
The two men, ages 50 and 30, were on the tracks near Balcom and Commonwealth avenues just before 11:18 p.m. Wednesday when they were hit, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
The pair were into something known as "train watching" -- a hobby that included visiting the tracks and watching trains go by, police said.
Police say they were doing just that when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train approached and for some reason, the men could not get off the tracks.
Investigators believe the men were either sitting on or walking along the tracks at the time of the accident.
The engineer could only honk his horn and could not stop the train, which was traveling at a speed of about 50 mph, officials said.
The incident is believed to be an accident, police said.
Sound travels on the side of the train, not in front, which makes it difficult to hear on-coming trains, police said.
