Victim in fatal northwest Fresno train collision identified by coroner’s office

A man walking on the train tracks was struck and killed when an Amtrak came rolling through Thursday night in northwest Fresno, according to Fresno police.

The victim — identified Thursday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as as Ryan Eversole, 43, of Fresno — died immediately, police added.

The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. near the dead end of Barstow Avenue just east of Valentine Avenue.

The area often has been used as a shortcut for people walking to or from the nearby neighborhood to the shopping area located just south of where the incident occurred.

The Amtrak was traveling north.

This story was originally published February 6, 2020 at 9:50 PM.