Community Corner
Despondent Person Pulled From Caltrain Tracks
Two pedestrians have been killed on Caltrain tracks in the past week.
By Bay City News Service
A call to Caltrain authorities prevented a potentially deadly accident on the tracks Thursday morning in San Mateo, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
Around 7:40 a.m. an anonymous caller alerted transit police about a person on the southbound tracks south of the Hillsdale station in San Mateo, spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann said.
Police responded and pulled the person off the tracks just before a train passed through, Ackemann said.
After the rescue, the person on the tracks said they had been feeling despondent, Ackemann said.
Ackemann lauded the caller and urged others to alert authorities if someone is on the tracks. The number to call is (877) 723-7245.
Transit police contact information is posted on trains and on stations platforms and allows dispatch to send help out to the tracks as quickly as possible, Ackemann said.
In the past week, two fatal accidents occurred on the tracks near Burlingame on May 10 and San Bruno on Wednesday.
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