A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening in Rohnert Park by a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train.
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening in Rohnert Park by a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train, public safety officials said.
Dispatchers received two calls at 4:58 p.m. from people who said a pedestrian had walked in front of a SMART train at the Golf Course Drive crossing.
Officers responded and found a 29-year-old man lying away from the tracks near a fence. Officers checked on the man and determined he was dead.
His name won’t be released until his family is notified.
Witnesses told officers the man appeared to have headphones on. The train engineer sounded a horn, but the man kept walking and ended up in the path of the train, public safety officials said the witness told officers.
A bus bridge was set up to take train travelers between Rohnert Park and all stations north.
Trains remained operating between Rohnert Park and San Rafael.
The death is under investigation. Any information can be reported to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety at (707) 584-2630.
Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area. © 2022 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed issued an executive order on Thursday to speed up the process of approving a...
Classes are scheduled to resume Friday at Balboa High School in San Francisco a day after a gun went...
A 16-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a shooting that occurred Monday in San Jose.
