Person Fatally Struck By Caltrain In Redwood City

REDWOOD CITY, CA — A Caltrain fatally struck a person who was allegedly trespassing on the tracks in Redwood City Tuesday morning, the transit agency announced on Twitter.

Update: NB215 fatally struck a person who was allegedly trespassing on the tracks just south of the Whipple Avenue.

All trains are currently stopped in the area, no reported injuries onboard.

- Team #Caltrain
— Caltrain (@Caltrain) August 4, 2020

Shortly before 7:30 a.m., northbound train No. 215 hit the person on the tracks south of the Whipple Avenue grade crossing, Caltrain spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said.

All trains stopped in the area during the investigation into the fatal collision.

There were about 25 people aboard the train and none reported any injuries. The death is the ninth on Caltrain's right-of-way in 2020, the agency said.

— Bay City News contributed to this report