An adult man died Saturday night, November 7, 2026, after a Sacramento Regional Transit light rail train struck him near Folsom Boulevard and Highway 50 in Folsom, California. Firefighters were dispatched at about 8:14 p.m. and found a stopped train beneath the Highway 50 overpass. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and his name has not been released. No other injuries were reported.
According to FOX40 Sacramento, the Folsom Fire Department and Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department responded to the report of a light rail train striking a pedestrian. CBS Sacramento reported that firefighters helped passengers off the train, that SacRT set up a bus bridge between the Historic Folsom and Sunrise stations, and that the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento Regional Transit Police are investigating. What led to the collision has not been publicly released.
