CAMPBELL (BCN) — One person is dead following a collision with a train Thursday afternoon in Campbell, a Santa Clara County fire captain said.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 2:43 p.m. to a report of the collision near Campbell Avenue and Civic Center Drive, Capt. Bill Murphy said.
The man was walking east on East Campbell Avenue and was hit by a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail vehicle as he was walking across the tracks toward South Bascom Avenue, VTA spokeswoman Linh Hoang said.
Shortly after arriving, paramedics confirmed that one person was dead. Murphy is asking people to avoid the area.
Murphy is asking people to avoid the area. Campbell Avenue near Civic Center Drive is currently closed.
Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies will be investigating the collision.
The death could be a suicide, Hoang said, because the crossing gates were down, warning lights were flashing and warning bells were ringing.
The light rail train was traveling at about 50 mph in a 55 mph zone. Hoang said the train operator and witnesses reported seeing the man walk onto the tracks in front of the train.
Transit officials have set up a bus bridge around the affected area until an investigation is complete.
The 30 to 35 people on board the train were deboarded and buses are taking passengers from the Winchester station to the Bascom station, Hoang said.