Luis de la Rosa, 34, had been attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.

Across the Spider-Verse and *My Little Pony *animator fatally struck by train while attending film festival

Luis de la Rosa, 34, had been attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.

By Kathleen Perricone

June 26, 2026 4:59 p.m. ET

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- Luis de la Rosa, an animator who worked on *Across the Spider-Verse* and *My Little Pony*, was killed after being struck by a train in France.

- According to a local newspaper, the 34-year-old had been walking closely to the tracks and didn't react to a warning horn by the conductor.

- De La Rosa, who was born in Mexico and based in Vancouver, was in town to attend the Annecy International Animation Film Festival .

Luis de la Rosa, an animator whose credits include *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* and *My Little Pony: The Movie*, died on Wednesday after being struck by a train in France, where he was attending a film festival. He was 34.

According to local newspaper *Le Dauphine Libéré*, a man in his 30s had been walking along the railway tracks, in an area closed to the public, when he strayed too close and was struck by a Leman Express locomotive around 8 p.m. local time.

The conductor, who had spotted de la Rosa ahead and sounded a warning horn to no avail, called for emergency services, but the illustrator was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police investigation has been launched to determine a cause of death.

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De La Rosa, who was born in Mexico and based in Vancouver, was in town to attend the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and reportedly wearing his credentials when he was killed.

The illustrator had been at the event on behalf of his indie animation project, *Ash Raider World*, which he documented on social media and described as "fueled by sound driven by freedom."

On YouTube, he posted a 19-second clip with the description: "In a world where music activates a mysterious fuel called Melodium, a young skater on the run from the authorities joins a gang of criminals to buy a new identity and find true freedom."

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The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is expected to honor de la Rosa at its closing ceremony on Saturday.

In addition to *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023) and *My Little Pony: The Movie* (2017), de la Rosa's credits include *Space Jam: A New Legacy *(2021)* *and *Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again *(2022) as well as TV’s *Animaniacs**, Carmen Sandiego*, and* Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs*.

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