Caltrain hits, kills person on tracks in Santa Clara - CBS San Francisco

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
California
Caltrain tracks between Santa Clara and Lawrence stations
Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash California Today in California: A person died on Monday morning after being struck by a Caltrain train on the tracks between the Santa Clara and Lawrence stations. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. and involved the 507 express line that had departed San Jose Diridon station at 7:22 a.m. Caltrain staff announced the event as a "trespasser strike" that caused the death of the person hit, and the train was stopped for about two hours while emergency personnel processed the scene.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Unnamed Pedestrian Pedestrian Fatal

Original reporting

Caltrain hits, kills person on tracks in Santa Clara - CBS San Francisco

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