Pedestrian Killed On Burlingame Tracks For 2nd Day In A Row
BURLINGAME (CBS SF) - Caltrain reopened its northbound track near Bellevue Avenue a little more than an hour after a pedestrian was struck and killed in Burlingame Thursday afternoon, spokeswoman Christine Dunn said.
The track was reopened at 5:45 p.m. for trains traveling at reduced speeds, Dunn said.
This is the second time in two days a person has been fatally struck by a train in Burlingame.
The southbound Baby Bullet train No. 362 hit a pedestrian at about 4:30 p.m. today near Bellevue Avenue, Dunn said.
On Wednesday, a man was struck at Peninsula Avenue at 12:20 p.m., about half a mile from where the person was hit Thursday. Wednesday's death appears to have been a suicide, Dunn said.
Thursday's death marks the ninth fatality on Caltrain right-of-way this year. Last year, 11 people died on Caltrain tracks.
(Copyright 2011 by CBSSan Francisco. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services may have contributed to this report.)
