"Caltrain reported 10 deaths in 2022, 15 deaths in 2023 and 19 deaths in 2024 - the most in a decade. Another 10 people died last year, according to a fatality log provided by the agency."
"Caltrain has a policy of no longer telling the public about deaths on the tracks in an attempt to prevent copycat suicides. It is not known whether Saturday's death was an accident or suicide."
A Caltrain fatality occurred near E. Bellevue Ave. in San Mateo around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, with authorities confirming the death on March 16. The victim remains unidentified pending family notification. Whether the incident was accidental or a suicide is undetermined. Caltrain maintains a policy of withholding public death notifications to discourage copycat suicides. The agency reported escalating fatalities: 10 deaths in 2022, 15 in 2023, and 19 in 2024—the highest in a decade. An additional 10 deaths occurred in the following year according to agency records.
Read at Padailypost
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]