A MAN has been killed while crossing the notorious rail crossing in St Albans on Tuesday night.
The man, aged in his 40s, crossed into the path of a city-bound V-Line train near St Albans station about 5.30pm.
Witnesses say he was attempting to beat the train when he was struck.
The fatality - the third on the Sydenham line this month - caused major road and rail delays into the evening.
The death was followed by the electrocution of a 'train surfing' teen at Caulfield train station.
The 17-year-old from Camberwell was on the roof of the city-bound train when he touched live wires just before 11pm.
The teen had boasted on Facebook that he was the 'Kelly Slater of train surfing'.
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