SAN FRANCISCO --
A person struck by a Caltrain commuter train this afternoon in San Francisco has been transported to a hospital, according to a Caltrain spokesman.Northbound train No. 151 hit the person near the 16th Street crossing around 2:45 p.m., Caltrain spokesman Dan Lieberman said.
Alert: #NB151 struck person trespassing near 16th crossing in San Francisco. #Caltrain
— Caltrain (@Caltrain) October 19, 2017
The train had 108 passengers onboard, and was holding in place while emergency personnel responded to the scene, but it got moving again around 3:20 p.m.
Southbound train No. 254 out of San Francisco has been delayed roughly 55 minutes and train No. 156 out of San Francisco has been delayed roughly 42 minutes.
#NB151 on the move to SF. #SB254 -43 mins delayed out of SF.#SB156 -26 mins delayed out of SF. #Caltrain
— Caltrain (@Caltrain) October 19, 2017
Southbound train No. 258 has also been delayed roughly 12 minutes in San Francisco.
Both tracks are now open for trains to travel at maximum speed.
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