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A person was struck and killed by a train near the Encinal Avenue crossing in Menlo Park on Sunday evening, Aug. 11. A spokesperson from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District confirmed that the individual was pronounced dead on the scene.
The person was struck by a southbound train near the Encinal Avenue crossing around 9 p.m. The Encinal Avenue crossing was closed for several hours on Sunday evening, but was back open by the morning of Monday, Aug. 12.Â
The person who was killed was identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as Dylan Scirpo, 17, from Menlo Park.
At 10 p.m., Caltrain sent another train to accommodate the stranded passengers, according to an X post from @CaltrainAlerts.
The train that hit the individual was one of Caltrain’s new electric trains. Sunday was the first day that these trains were operating on regular service routes, according to a press release from Caltrain.
This is a developing story and more details will be shared when they become available.
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