Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Caltrain Strikes 2 Cars on Tracks in Burlingame

Debris have been cleared off the tracks and trains are starting to move slowly through the area at 10 mph.

A northbound passenger train struck two unoccupied vehicles on the tracks at Broadway Avenue in Burlingame this evening, according to Caltrain officials.

Caltrain reported the collision on Twitter shortly after 5:30 p.m.

The tracks have been cleared of debris and trains are starting to move slowly through the area on a single track, at speeds of only 10 mph, Caltrain officials said around 6:30 p.m.

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The train involved in the collision, No. 371, was carrying 900 passengers and 48 bikes, officials said.

--Bay City News

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