A mom of seven was fatally struck by a train on her morning run in Arizona — likely because she was in her “own world” filming herself while wearing noise-cancelling headphones, according to her family.
Thelma Candelaria, 47, had started filming her morning runs around Eloy as part of a health kick that coincided with her also getting baptized, her grieving family told KTVK.
She shared her last clip early Thursday, where she told her lnstagram followers she was taking running “seriously” as she flashed a peace sign and gave a thumbs up.
She ran and then filmed a train blasting its horn as it went by — before being hit by another train heading the opposite way, according to the outlet.
That train had also blasted its horn in warning — but Candelaria was seemingly oblivious while wearing pink noise-cancelling headphones, according to her daughter Alaisha Candelaria.
“She was in her own world. She was singing along to Jessie Reyez, which is her favorite artist. She was laughing,” Alaisha, 29, told KTVK, describing her late mom an “angel.”
She was struck by the train even though it had slammed its emergency brake.
Candelaria was initially reported missing when she failed to return home before being found dead at the scene.
She had recently found religion and her death came just days after being baptized, pals said.
“Thelma gave her life to Jesus Christ and was baptized,” heartbroken pal Amber Sherban said in a GoFundMe fundraiser.
“I was blessed to witness that beautiful moment. In the days that followed, her social media was filled with gratitude, positivity, and love for God. She was embracing her faith with such grace and asking Him to remove the negativity from her life.
“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.
“Thelma spent her life being a blessing to others. Now it’s our turn to be a blessing to her children.”
The accident is still being investigated – and the mom’s cause of death hasn’t been revealed.
