San Bruno man dies after he was struck by Caltrain in San Mateo

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A San Bruno man died after he was struck by a Caltrain in San Mateo on Friday afternoon, according to officials.

Investigators with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Transit Police Bureau responded to a report of a southbound Caltrain striking a man near the Hillsdale Caltrain Station in San Mateo at 3:19 p.m., according to a statement from Tasha Bartholomew, a spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Transit District, which oversees Caltrain, SamTrans, and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.

“No matter what the circumstances, it is always regrettable when a life is lost,” Caltrain officials said in a statement.

The San Mateo County coroner’s office on Saturday identified the man as 55-year-old Cary Larson.

Larson was the third person this year to be killed by a Caltrain.

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Roughly 285 passengers were aboard the train at the time of the incident. Caltrain officials said they did not receive any reports of additional injuries.

Officials stopped normal train traffic while police investigated the scene before opening up the northbound track to traffic at limited speeds of 15 mph near the area at around 3:50 p.m.

Both northbound and southbound lanes were opened to 30 mph traffic near the area just before 5:30 p.m., Caltrain officials said.

“Caltrain reminds everyone to be safe around train tracks,” transportation officials said in a statement. “Caltrain also would like to thank our passengers for their patience as we deal with these sad situations.”

San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Gwendolyn Wu contributed to this report.

Lauren Hernandez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: lauren.hernandez@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LaurenPorFavor