29-Year Old Man Hit and Killed by SMART Train in Rohnert Park

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A 29-year-old man is dead after being hit and killed by a SMART train on the tracks in Rohnert Park. The crash happened just before five o’clock yesterday afternoon near Commerce Boulevard, and marks the third deadly collision involving a SMART train. According to Rohnert Park Public Safety, a witness said the man was walking near the track and did not chance his direction after the train horn blared. The train came to a stop about 300 feet from the point of impact. The previous two deaths were considered suicides. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family, and the incident remains under investigation.