Northbound Caltrains Strikes Vehicle on Tracks, No Injuries Reported

Caltrains are starting to get moving again Wednesday night after a northbound train struck a vehicle on the tracks in Burlingame, according to Caltrain officials.

Caltrain announced the crash via Twitter at 10:45 p.m., saying that northbound train No. 197 struck a vehicle near Bayswater Avenue.

The driver exited the vehicle before it was hit by the train, according to Caltrain spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann, and no injuries were reported.

The wreck left the tracks blocked in both directions, Ackemann said, but as of 11:25 p.m. trains were expected to “resume operation shortly.”

There are an estimated 215 passengers onboard who have been delayed, according to Ackemann.

BART is accepting Caltrain fare media, according to Ackemann, but SamTrans has been unable to provide a bus bridge tonight due to a shortage of drivers.

--Bay City News Service, photo via Pixabay