Update: Woman struck by train in downtown El Paso, victim trespassing on Union Pacific property
A woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, after being struck by a train in Central El Paso.
Investigators say 33-year-old Tara Ditlevson was hit around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say the crew on the train saw woman lying on the tracks, but could not stop the train in time.
Ditlevson was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Officials say Ditlevson was trespassing on Union Pacific property at the time of the collision.
More updates to follow.
Original: El Paso police are investigating an incident in downtown where a woman was struck by a train..
It happened at around 5 a.m. Saturday morning on railroad tracks behind the El Paso Civic Center.
Emergency dispatchers told ABC-7 the female pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Investigators were still on the scene early Saturday morning trying to determine how the victim was hit by the train .