Caltrain Fatality In Burlingame

UPDATE 12:52 p.m.: Caltrain is not operating on either the northbound or southbound tracks between San Mateo and Millbrae due to the fatality in Burlingame. SamTrans will set up a bus bridge between San Mateo and Millbrae.

Train No. 147, which is now at Millbrae, will turn back north to San Francisco.   

The train is currently stopped north of the Bayswater Avenue crossing in Burlingame, about two blocks from the Burlingame station.

UPDATE 12:42 p.m.: A person was struck and killed by a Caltrain on the tracks in Burlingame today, an agency spokeswoman said.

Northbound Caltrain No. 143 struck the person at about 12:23 p.m. on the right-of-way at Peninsula Avenue, Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said.

About 900 were on board the train. The train left the Tamien station in San Jose at 11:10 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at the Burlingame station at 12:08 p.m. It was a local train, stopping at all stations.

Emergency personnel were en route to the scene as of 12:40 p.m. Efforts were also underway to transfer the passengers to another train.