A pedestrian was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a freight train near Summerland, according to the Montecito Fire Protection District.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. to the incident on the railroad tracks between Lookout Park and Fernald Point.
Witnesses told Noozhawk the male victim was located on a small railroad trestle with his legs hanging over the edge, and was given first aid at the scene.
The man was carried about a third of a mile back to Lookout Park, where an AMR ambulance was waiting to take him to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
The man’s name was not available. He sustained major injuries, per Montecito Fire.
Train traffic was halted while the rescue was in progress and the incident was being investigated. The tracks reopened before 7 p.m.
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