Man Killed by Southbound Amtrak Train Near Fresno City College Identified as Elias Ortega, 63

A man was killed on Thursday morning after being struck by a southbound Amtrak train in front of the Fresno City College tennis courts near Cambridge and San Pablo avenues, State Center Community College District police Lieutenant Gary Mejia told The Rampage Online, the college newspaper. Fresno police said the collision was reported at 10:28 a.m. near San Pablo and Cambridge, and the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the man as 63-year-old Elias Ortega of Fresno, GV Wire reported. Mejia said the person had no affiliation with the college. Campus police assisted Fresno police, closed a staff parking lot for about an hour, and sent two safety alerts to students.

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A pedestrian was killed by an Amtrak train in front of the Fresno City College tennis courts by Cambridge and San Pablo avenues at approximately 10:43 a.m. on Thursday, according to State Center Community College District (SCCCD) police Lieutenant Gary Mejia, The Rampage Online reported on October 22.

Source: The Rampage Online

Fresno police said the collision was reported at 10:28 a.m. near San Pablo and Cambridge avenues and confirmed one person died, and the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office later identified the man killed as 63-year-old Elias Ortega of Fresno, GV Wire reported in coverage syndicated by EIN Presswire on October 22.

Source: GV Wire via EIN Presswire

Mejia said it appeared an unhoused person was on the railroad tracks, was hit by a southbound Amtrak train, and was pronounced deceased at the scene. He said the person had no affiliation with Fresno City College. Fire trucks, ambulances and a helicopter responded, and campus police assisted Fresno police in establishing a scene, The Rampage reported.

Campus police barricaded Staff Parking Lot P, behind the Health Sciences Building, from approximately 10:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., and students received automated 'First-to-Know' text alerts at 10:56 a.m. and 12:48 p.m. informing them of law-enforcement activity near the college, Mejia said. Sources: The Rampage Online, October 22, 2026, reporting SCCCD police; GV Wire, October 22, 2026, reporting Fresno police and the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office.