Mother, 47, struck by train and killed while livestreaming her morning run with headphones on

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By DARIYA KOZHASBAY 15:41 19 Oct 2026, updated 15:42 19 Oct 2026

A mom-of-seven was hit and killed by a train while videoing her morning jog on Snapchat.

Thelma Candelaria, 47, was out on a morning run along railroad tracks in Eloy, Arizona when she was hit by an oncoming train.

Candelaria was using her phone to film one train, when another on a different track approached her from the opposite direction, her daughter Alaisha, 29, told AZ Family.

The videos she filmed for her Snapchat recorded her last moments before the fatal collision.

Candelaria did not see the oncoming train as headphones she was wearing blocked the sound, the outlet reported.

‘She had her noise-canceling headphones on. She was in her own world,’ Alaisha told AZ Family.

The train engineer saw the woman in between the train tracks and activated the emergency braking system, investigators told Fox 10.

Eloy Police Department arrived at the area of Sunshine Boulevard and the railroad tracks along Frontier Street and found Candelaria dead on the scene, police said.

A broken orange cellphone was also recovered from the scene.

The police department said they were continuing to investigate the incident.

The family started a fundraiser through GoFundMe to help support Candelaria’s seven children and their needs as they navigate through this tragedy.

‘Thelma leaves behind seven children, including three minors: Symphony (Nani), Evelyn, and Max.

Her 21-year-old daughter, Shaunia, will now be stepping into the role of head of household, with the love and support of her 29-year-old sister, Alaisha,’ the family wrote on GoFundMe.

Candelaria was baptized just a few days before her death.

‘I find comfort knowing she gave her heart to the Lord, but my heart breaks for the children who must now navigate life without their mother,’ the GoFundMe stated.

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