Train Kills Man Standing On Tracks South Of San Francisco

A commuter train south of San Francisco, Calif. has hit and killed a man as he stood on the tracks.

San Mateo County Transit spokeswoman Christine Dunn said the northbound Caltrain hit the man in Sunnyvale at 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

Dunn says the man’s identity has not yet been determined. She says preliminary evidence suggests he put himself in front of the train intentionally.

None of the 79 people aboard the train were hurt. They were picked up by a special express train about an hour later.

Trains began running in both directions using the south side tracks shortly after 5 p.m., and tracks began operating in both directions by 7 p.m.

Dunn says there was no effect on the special train service for fans attending the San Francisco 49ers game.

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• January 24, 2012 at 7:42 pm

  Anejo says:

  Unless of course the wrist slitter slides down in the tub and their A$$ clogs the drain and they aren't on the first floor.
• January 24, 2012 at 5:19 pm

  The Other Point of View says:

  There was a lady who committed suicide at the Queens Center Mall a few years ago. She did it by jumping off the fourth floor level into the food court on the basement level. (... read more
• January 24, 2012 at 4:50 pm

  Vicki Cota says:

  I find this newsworthy because something is very, very wrong when someone is so desperate to stop hurting that they will stand in the middle of the railroad tracks until the t... read more