Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed By Caltrain In Palo Alto
Officials said a person was on the tracks for an unknown reason when they were struck by a northbound train Friday morning.
PALO ALTO, CA — A train fatally struck a person Friday morning while heading northbound through Palo Alto, according to officials.
Caltrain said a person was on the tracks for an unknown reason with the #107 train with 78 passengers on board struck the person. Medics rushed to the scene and confirmed the incident was fatal shortly before 8 a.m. and Transit Police took over the scene a few minutes later.
Investigators said it was too early to know why the person was on the tracks, and the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner will determine the victim's identity.
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"Our thoughts are with the individual, our train operators, and the responding crews," Caltrain said in a statement. "Caltrain remains everyone to be safe around train tracks."
Transit Police cleared the train to resume northbound service to San Francisco at 9:15 a.m.
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