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Major BART Delays On Pittsburg-Bay Point Line Caused By Car Crash: Updated
BART reported major delays on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line due to an obstruction between Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek Thursday morning.
PLEASANT HILL, CA- Regular BART service resumed Thursday morning after a chase by Walnut Creek police led to a car crashing into a fence near the train tracks, causing major delays, a BART spokesman said.
The problem was initially reported at 7:49 a.m. as an obstruction on the tracks between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations, BART spokesman Jim Allison said. BART officials learned that Walnut Creek police were pursuing a suspect who crashed his car into a fence along the trackway near Walden and Jones roads, pushing the fence to within about three feet of the tracks, Allison said.
Trains had to single-track through the area while crews removed the vehicle, according to Allison.
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He said the car was removed and service began again in both directions as of about 8:40 a.m. Certain eastbound trains on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line that only run during commute hours had to turn around at the Lafayette station as a result of the incident, he said.
No other information about the chase or suspect was immediately available from BART or Walnut Creek police.
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Original Report- A chase by Walnut Creek police led to a car crashing into a fence near BART tracks this morning, causing major delays for trains on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, a BART spokesman said.
The problem was initially reported at 7:49 a.m. as an obstruction on the tracks between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
BART officials learned that Walnut Creek police were pursuing a suspect who crashed his car into a fence along the trackway near Walden and Jones roads, pushing the fence to within about three feet of the tracks, Allison said.
Trains are having to single-track through the area while crews remove the truck and repair the fence, according to Allison.
Certain eastbound trains on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line that only run during commute hours are turning around at the Lafayette station, he said.
No other information about the chase or suspect was immediately available from BART or Walnut Creek police.
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