Crime & Safety
Person Hit, Killed on Peninsula Tracks: Caltrain
Caltrain officials say to expect delays in the area.
BURLINGAME, CA- A pedestrian has been killed this morning on the Caltrain tracks in the Burlingame area, officials with the agency report.
Incident at Oak Grove Ave crossing has been confirmed as a fatality. Bus bridge being established. #caltraindelays
— Caltrain (@Caltrain) May 23, 2016
The man was struck at about 6:30 a.m. at the Oak Grove Avenue crossing by northbound Caltrain No. 305, spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said.
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There were between 275 and 300 passengers on the train. All trains were stopped in the area and SamTrans buses carted passengers between Caltrain stops in Millbrae, Burlingame and San Mateo, Bartholomew said.
Reports from the scene indicated that the man may have intentionally walked into the path of the train.
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UPDATE @SMCSheriff: it appears man who was killed intentionally walked into path of NB @Caltrain #Burlingame @KTVU pic.twitter.com/EbADKGmiaH
— Alex Savidge (@AlexSavidgeKTVU) May 23, 2016
As of shortly after 8:15 a.m., the bus shuttles were canceled and trains began single-tracking on the southbound side of the tracks through the area at 15 mph speed restrictions.
The fatality is the sixth on Caltrain's right-of-way in 2016, according to Bartholomew.
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— Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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