Cyclist Hospitalized After Train Strike In San Jose

SAN JOSE, CA — A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail train struck a man on a bicycle Friday morning at the San Jose Diridon Station, according to the VTA.

VTA spokesperson Brandi Childress said that as a southbound train on the Mountain View - Winchester line approached the station at 8:50 a.m., a man on a bike went through a pedestrian gate and was struck by the train.

He was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Train service was interrupted for about an hour, with a bus bridge between the Race and Paseo de San Antonio stations.

According to Childress, all warnings and signs were in order when the man went through the gate. She reminded people to heed the gates and that safety comes first.

—Bay City News