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A light-rail train struck and killed a woman in San Jose early Christmas morning, officials at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said.
The train was northbound on A light-rail train struck and killed a woman in San Jose early Christmas morning, officials at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said.
The train was northbound on Highway 87 south of the city when it hit the woman at about 1:30 a.m., about 100 to 200 yards from the Curtner Light Rail Station, officials said.
A elderly man was struck and killed by a garbage truck Friday morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.
Authorities have not released many details but the collision occurred at Jones and O’Farrell Streets about 7:40 a.m.
Fire officials said it appears a Recology garbage truck moving in reverse struck the pedestrian, killing them.
Officials, however were still on scene conducting an investigation
A 58-year old woman pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in San Francisco Superior Court to felony gross vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving charges in connection with a crash that killed a 16-year-old boy in September.
Jennie Zhu, a San Francisco resident, was arraigned Thursday afternoon on the manslaughter charge and two felony counts of reckless driving causing injury after hitting a car on Pine and Gough streets on the morning of Sept. 27.
A person was killed Wednesday evening when a Toyota Corolla hit the center divide on northbound Interstate 280 in Daly City, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident, which involved only the Corolla, occurred about 4:45 p.m. on I-280 near the Westlake Avenue off-ramp.
The left three lanes of northbound I-280 were blocked for about two-and-a-half hours after the crash. They opened about 7:30 p.m., according to the CHP.
UPDATE: The victim of this accident has be identified as Gilbert Vallejo. 12/19/13.
A bicyclist who was struck by a big-rig truck and killed in West Oakland has been identified as a 62-year-old El Cerrito woman, the Alameda County Coroner's office said Thursday.
Susan Watson was riding her bicycle at Fifth and Market streets at about 6:15 p.m. Dec, 17 when the truck hit her, police said.
The truck driver has been cooperating with the investigation, according to authorities.
A female bicyclist was struck and killed in West Oakland on Tuesday evening, police said.
The woman was riding her bike at Fifth and Market streets about 6:15 p.m. when a big-rig truck hit her, according to authorities.
No other information was immediately available.