Crime & Safety
Caltrain Stopped in Both Directions After Train Strikes Man on Tracks
According to a statement issued at 10:35 p.m. the victim was alive and taken to the hospital for treatment.
By Bay City News, image via Shutterstock
A man was struck by a southbound Caltrain Tuesday tonight in San Bruno, causing San Mateo County Transit District Officials to stop trains in both directions and plan a bus bridge.
Southbound train #194 struck a person who was on the tracks illegally at 10:03 p.m., according to SamTrans officials.
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There were roughly 850 passengers on board at the time. Officials initially reported this incident as a fatality, but according to a statement issued at 10:35 p.m. the victim was alive and being transported to a hospital for treatment.
Emergency crews and investigators are currently on the scene. Further details were not immediately available.
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