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Caltrain fatally strikes person in Redwood City

The collision is the eighth fatal one this year for Caltrain. 

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The collision is the eighth fatal one this year for Caltrain.  | Source: Joel Umanzor/The Standard

A person was struck and killed Tuesday afternoon by a train passing through Redwood City, Caltrain officials said. 

Southbound Caltrain No. 116 struck the person at 12:30 p.m. near Whipple Avenue.

READ MORE: Caltrain Strikes, Kills Person in Tunnel to San Francisco’s Bayshore Station 

The train stopped with about 75 people on board, and no one else reported any injuries. 

The collision is the eighth fatal one this year for Caltrain. 

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