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Caltrain reported two fatal pedestrian strikes at Midpeninsula crossings on Thursday, doubling the previous number of such fatalities in 2023.
A southbound train fatally struck a person at the East Meadow Drive crossing in Palo Alto on Thursday, July 6, at 12:10 p.m., Caltrain reported.
There were approximately 68 passengers onboard train #508, with no other injuries reported. Transit Police cleared the northbound track as of 12:47 p.m., with train movement at 20 mph speed restrictions. Both northbound and southbound tracks were cleared for maximum speed at 3:31 p.m., according to a Caltrain spokesperson.
It was Caltrain’s fourth fatality of the year and the second one on the same day, the transportation agency reported.
Mountain View police are investigating the death of a pedestrian struck and killed by a southbound train operated by Caltrain early Thursday morning in Mountain View, according to transit officials.
The collision occurred about 1:30 a.m. at the Rengstorff Avenue crossing, according to a Caltrain news release. The train involved in the collision had 14 passengers on board and no other injuries were reported.
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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
