Palo Alto

1 person struck, killed by Caltrain in Palo Alto

Close-up of logo for Caltrain commuter rail system atop a two level train car in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, May 3, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
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A person was struck and killed by a train at the Stanford Station on Friday night, restricting rail service in the area, Caltrain said.

Southbound train 126, carrying 150 passengers, struck a person at the station in Palo Alto about 5:40 p.m., Caltrain spokesman Mahmoud Abunie said in a statement. No one on the train was injured, he said.

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Train service was stopped at the scene, he said. The northbound track was cleared for operation with a 20 mph speed restriction by 6:20 p.m., Abunie said.

The death was Caltrain's fifth fatality of the year, he said.

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