SAN CARLOS — A person walking on Caltrain tracks early Sunday died after being hit by a train, officials said.
The collision happened about 12:10 a.m. Caltrain spokesperson Mahmoud Abunie said it was a test train that hit the rider.
Emergency personnel pronounced the person dead at the scene. Authorities did not identify the person pending the notification of relatives.
The night’s last southbound passenger train — No. 284, which left San Francisco at 12:05 a.m. — was temporarily held at Hillsdale after the collision. The last northbound train had already passed the site.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Transit Police Bureau is investigating the death. The agency patrols the Caltrain corridor.
According to Abunie, authorities have not determined what caused the collision or why the person was on the tracks. He was not authorized to be there and was trespassing, officials said.
