Man hit by Caltrain in Redwood City dies, official says

A man hit by Caltrain in Redwood City died Monday night, an official said. A man hit by Caltrain in Redwood City died Monday night, an official said. Photo: Paul Chinn / Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Paul Chinn / Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man hit by Caltrain in Redwood City dies, official says 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A train struck and killed a man on the southbound Caltrain tracks near Redwood City Station Monday evening, a spokeswoman said. It was Caltrain’s first fatality of 2017.

The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was trespassing on the tracks around Brewster Avenue near the station when the train hit him around 5:00 p.m., said the spokeswoman, Tasha Bartholomew.

As investigators processed the scene, widespread delays occurred throughout much of Caltrain’s system.

There were 12 fatalities on the Caltrain tracks in 2016, down from 20 the year before, Bartholomew said.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @michael_bodley