Reyhan Safoglu was a resident of Burke, Virginia. ^[1]

She was a 7th grader at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Safoglu played many sports, was an active member of a cheer squad, and still had time to be in the choir and orchestra. ^{[1] [undefined]}

At the time of her death, she was teaching herself how to play the ukulele. ^{[1] [undefined]}

On June 28, 2017, at about 3:00 p.m. while hiking with her family, Safoglu was hit and killed by an oncoming train. ^{[1] [undefined] [undefined]}

She was hiking with her 13-year-old cousin and her 21-year-old brother when the incident occurred.

^{[1] [undefined]} They were walking on the bridge when a train approached. ^{[1] [undefined]}

Safoglu was struck in Prince William County but ended up in Fairfax County. The accident happened on the line between Fairfax and Manassas Park. ^{[1] [undefined] [undefined]}

A GoFundMe ^[1] campaign for Safoglu's funeral has raised over $21, 900 of the $20,000 goal. ^[1]