Bicyclist struck and killed by light-rail train in St. Paul is identified

The collision occurred late Wednesday morning.

June 9, 2022 at 7:42PM
Emergency personnel tended to a bicyclist who was hit by a light-rail train Wednesday in St. Paul. (Michael Hussey/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities on Thursday identified the bicyclist who was hit by a light-rail train in St. Paul a day earlier and died.

Jason L'Heureux, 50, of St. Paul was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a westbound Green Line train about 10:30 a.m. at the Raymond Avenue station along University Avenue, Metro Transit spokeswoman Laura Baenen said.

One witness to the incident wrote that the train traveled more than a block from where the bicyclist was hit until it came to a halt. A second witness, who also lives nearby, came out to the scene and saw the man trapped between the first and second cars.

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