The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Transit Police Division (TPD) is investigating a deadly crash involving a TriMet MAX train and a person.
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, around 2:15 p.m., MCSO Transit Police responded to a 911 call that a person was struck by a MAX Blue Line train on East Burnside Street at Southeast 141st Avenue in Portland.
Portland police officers and Portland firefighters arrived and determined the person did not survive the collision. The person who died was identified as 61-year-old Anthony Davis, of Salem. Davis was part of a Moore Excavation, Inc. construction crew working on a project at the corner of East Burnside Street and Southeast 141st Avenue.
During the investigation, Transit Police deputies learned that Davis walked onto the tracks in front of a MAX Blue Line train traveling eastbound. The MAX train operator sounded the horn and attempted to stop the train using the emergency brake system. Unfortunately, the train did not stop in time. It’s not known why Davis was on the tracks. He did not use a pedestrian crossing.
As part of the investigation, East Burnside Street was closed in both directions between Southeast 139th and 143rd Avenues for about three hours. The Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting with the investigation. No further information will be provided at this time.
