Two Pedestrians Hit By MAX Train, 1 Dead

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people were hit by a MAX train in Portland over the weekend.  One person died and another was seriously injured.

A man was hit by a train headed westbound on East Burnside at 160th Avenue around 10:30pm on Friday.  He has been identified as 43-year-old Phillip Allen.   He’s the 24th person and the 13th pedestrian this year to lose their life in a traffic crash in the city.

Another person was hit by a train near the Northeast 82nd Avenue station along Interstate 84 around 9:00 on Sunday night.  They were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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