(L.A.) Vanessa Ayala Valencia, 33, Died on Railroad Tracks

Case Number: 2023-11695

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old Hispanic female that occurred on railroad tracks.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Vanessa Ayala Valencia.

Manner of Death: Undetermined Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP VANESSA AYALA VALENCIA (May 28, 1990 – September 1, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 9:54 p.m.

The decedent was hit by an Amtrak train in North Hollywood.

Firefighters were called at 9:38 p.m. to 12099 Sherman Road, east of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, where they learned the San Diego-bound Pacific Surfliner train carrying approximately 116 passengers had struck the woman and killed her.

The Department of Medical Examiner was initially unable to conclude whether this was an accident, homicide or suicide. In late July the following year, government authorities decided that it was an accident.