PayPal Boss Eric Salvatierra Struck By Train and Killed

The Vice President of the online payment company, PayPal, Eric Salvatierra (39 years old), has been killed by commuter train. Eric Salvatierra struck and killed by the train in Menlo Park, California, U.S. Eric Salvatierra remains were identified yesterday by the coroner of San Mateo County. A railway official, as quoted Dailymail, revealed that Salvatierra standing on the north tracks of Menlo Park, California with a bicycle, when the train struck him.

The PayPal Boss was struck at 9:30 AM on Friday. Eric Salvatierra leaves behind a wife and three daughters. Details of Salvatierra’s death are not yet being released by authorities, though his uncle told reporters that Salvatierra had his bike with him at the time of Salvatierra's death.

Salvatierra was vice president of customer advocacy and operational excellence. Eric worked at PayPal for about five years after being hired by the eBay company. Before that he worked for Goldman Sachs.