Traffic & Transit
Person Killed By BART Train In Berkeley
The death happened at the North Berkeley Station.
BERKELEY, CA — A person died after going under a train at the BART North Berkeley Station in Berkeley on Tuesday night, according to the transit agency.
Around 11:05 p.m., BART police were notified by the transit agency's operations center that a person went underneath a train at the station, BART said.
Officers, including from the Berkeley Police Department, arrived on scene and evacuated the train and the station around 11:20 p.m.
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Five minutes after their arrival, the person was pronounced dead. The Alameda County coroner took possession of the body at about 12:30 a.m., BART said.
The station was reopened at 1:32 a.m.
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There was no foul play upon review of the station's security footage, according to BART.
The coroner has yet to release further information about the deceased.
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