Portland Police responded to reports that two people l were hit by a train around 9 pm, Monday, August 17, near N. Willamette Boulevard and N. Ida Avenue in Cathedral Park neighborhood in St. Johns.
North Precinct officers responded to the location near the BNSF freight train railroad track. When they arrived, officers found one young man had sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Another young man was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
The individual killed was later identified as a 16-year-old male from Vancouver, Washington. The injured individual is also identified as a 16-year-old male from Vancouver.
The preliminary investigation indicates the two teens had climbed onto the idle train in Vancouver. The train subsequently began moving. As the teens attempted to get off the train, one sustained fatal injuries and the other was injured.
If anyone has information about the incident, please e-mail crimetips@police.portlandoregon…and reference case number 26-240617. More information will follow soon.