Train Collision in Camp Pendleton 

February 4, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that an investigation is underway after a deadly train collision occurred on the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, in the county of San Diego.

The train collision occurred at approximately 2:18 a.m., near mile post marker 219.5, on North County Transit District train tracks that travel through the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.  Military Police and Camp Pendleton fire personnel responded to the scene and declared the involved subject deceased from obvious signs of death due to the injuries he sustained.  

The Sheriff's Transit Enforcement Unit (TEU) investigates incidents that occur along the routes of the North County Transit District, which BNSF uses.  San Diego Sheriff's Department TEU responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.

The Medical Examiner's Office will make a positive identification of the involved subject, as well as determine cause and manner of death pending notification of his family.

Anyone with information about this case can call the Sheriff's Department's non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.

Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department