[08-04-2023] San Francisco County, CA – One Person Killed After Being Struck by Train Near Bayshore Station

One person was killed after being struck by a train near Bayshore Station in San Francisco on Friday evening, August 04, 2023.

According to Caltrain, the fatal collision happened around 7:30 p.m. in a tunnel between the stations of Bayshore and 22nd Street.

Train 516, carrying 96 passengers, was heading southbound when it struck an unknown person.

The victim was declared dead, while no injuries among the train passengers were reported.

Train service was stopped for more than 2 hours, while Train 516 was pushed to Bayshore Station and the tracks were cleared.

The authorities have not released further information about the fatal collision.

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Fatal Train Accident Statistics

Eight hundred ninety-three people died in train accidents in 2021. The number is 20% greater than the total of 744 in 2020. Also, 2021 recorded 5,781 individuals admitted to hospitals due to nonfatal injuries, a 4% increase from the total number admitted in 2020, which was 5,544.

The National Safety Council reported that the deaths at highway-rail crossings increased by 21% between 2020 and 2021, while deaths involving other accidents increased by 20%. The fatality rate for the latter was 94%, or 617 individuals, all of whom were trespassers.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, on average, a train strikes and kills or harms a person or a vehicle every two hours.

Over a thousand people die in railway accidents every year. There were about 600 fatalities and 2,300 injuries.

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