Crime & Safety
Apparent Suicide Closes BART del Norte Station – Service Now Restored
The El Cerrito del Norte BART station was closed for part of the morning today, Tuesday, following an apparent suicide. It was reopened by 8:15 a.m., and full service was restored with some residual delays.
By Bay City News Service
Normal service has resumed on BART's Richmond line after a morning fatality caused major delays, a BART spokesman said.
The death, which is believed to have been a suicide, caused the closure of the El Cerrito del Norte station.
BART spokesman Jim Allison said at 8:15 a.m. that the station had been reopened and that service was getting back to normal.
There were still system-wide residual delays of five to 10 minutes, according to BART.
BART first reported the situation shortly before 5:30 a.m.
During the closure of the El Cerrito del Norte station, a limited bus bridge was set up to accommodate the affected passengers.
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Published on Patch on Nov. 12, 2013, 9:14 a.m.; updated Nov. 13, 12:01 a.m.
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