A woman killed when a Caltrain crashed into her car at a crossing Monday in Menlo Park was identified as 35-year-old Jahyun Jennifer Koo, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.
The medical examiner’s office is still investigating the manner of Koo’s death, an office employee said.
Koo, a Palo Alto resident, was inside her car on the train tracks at the crossing at Ravenswood Avenue when Caltrain No. 360 smashed into the vehicle at 4:46 p.m. Monday, Caltrain and Menlo Park fire officials said.
The impact sent the car flying 40 feet across the intersection near Alma Street and onto a railroad crossing box and a pole.
Koo had to be extricated from the car and was in critical condition. She was taken to Stanford Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, fire officials said.
The Ravenswood Avenue crossing was closed for the night so that crews could repair the gate and signal, according to Caltrain officials.
Preliminary reports indicated the railroad gate crossing was working properly at the time of the crash, Caltrain officials said.
The train involved in the crash had substantial damage, but about 400 people on board were not injured, according to Caltrain.
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