A man died on the tracks near Carkeek Park June 20. Until then, there had been 13 deaths sited over 10 years on the tracks between Golden Gardens and Carkeek parks. This photo was taken last September.
A 25-year-old Seattle man died after being struck by a train near Carkeek Park on the evening of Saturday, June 20.
The accident occurred around 8:45 p.m. on the tracks north of a pedestrian walkway at Carkeek Park.
Seattle police and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials are investigate the death.
According to a Ballard News-Tribune report last fall, there have been 13 train-related deaths during the past 10 years between Golden Gardens and Carkeek parks.
