Dallas - Another person killed by DART train??

A 59-year-old woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after a DART light-rail train struck her while she was crossing the tracks near the Lovers Lane station.

The accident caused a ripple-effect of delays of about 15 minutes on all northbound rail traffic during rush hour. The train operator told Dallas Area Rapid Transit investigators that he saw the woman crossing the tracks about 3:15 p.m., sounded the train’s horn and attempted to stop the train.

“There were indications that the person saw the train but continued walking to the other side,” said Morgan Lyons, a DART spokesman.

DART dispatched shuttle buses to link northbound rail traffic around the investigation site. Commuters stopped at the Mockingbird Station, then were transported to the Lovers Lane Station and then taken to Park Lane station, where they boarded another Red Line train. Regular rail service was restored at 5:18 p.m., officials said.

No other injuries were reported. The medical examiner’s office has not yet release the identity of the woman.

This follows on the heels of the death of a man in his twenties last Monday, November 30th. In both cases, the person struck was reported to have ignored the oncoming train and remained in harms way. What is going on with DART and how could these deaths happen a Week Apart?

Dallas Morning News