SAN FRANCISCO – A Caltrain hit and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco, marking the commuter rail line’s first fatality of the year, an agency spokesperson said.
Around 1:25 p.m., southbound train No. 512 fatally struck the person between Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2 in the city, Caltrain spokesperson Dan Lieberman said in a statement. The tunnels are near the 22nd Street station.
The San Francisco Medical Examiner will release the person’s identity once it is confirmed and their next of kin is identified.
No injuries were reported among the train’s 37 passengers.
Following a temporary closure, both tracks were reopened at maximum authorized speed, Lieberman said. As of 2:50 p.m., emergency personnel were still at the scene.
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