A motorcyclist was killed this morning when he was struck by a Metro Expo Line train, authorities said.
The incident was reported at 1:29 a.m. at Washington Boulevard and Flower Street, said Lt. Matthew King of the sheriff’s Transit Services.
The motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed before hitting the train, which stopped several blocks later at Flower and 30th streets, King said.
Train passengers were bussed around the accident scene during the accident investigation, he said.
The death of the motorcyclist was confirmed by Officer E. Velaya of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Traffic Division, which was investigating the collision.
