Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Struck By SMART Train Near Santa Rosa
A fatal collision involving a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train occurred Wednesday morning near Santa Rosa, according to SMART.
SANTA ROSA, CA — A fatal collision involving a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train occurred Wednesday morning near Santa Rosa, according to a SMART spokesperson.
The collision occurred shortly before 11:10 a.m. near West Robles Avenue, according to SMART spokesperson Julia Gonzalez.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sonoma County sheriff's Sgt. Juan Valencia. The name of the man has not been released.
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The collision involved SMART southbound train trip 21, which departed Windsor at 10:50 a.m. and was headed toward Larkspur, Gonzalez said.
There were 45 passengers on board and two crew members. No one on the train was injured, she said.
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There were significant delays throughout the morning for SMART trains, and bus shuttles took passengers between affected stations. Regular service was restored as of shortly after 2 p.m., the train agency wrote on social media.
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