Crime & Safety
Person Fatally Struck By BART Train In San Francisco
A person was on the tracks for an unknown reason.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — BART reported major delays in downtown San Francisco Saturday night after a fatality on the tracks.
Firefighters said they were called about 8:45 p.m. to what BART described as a major medical emergency between the Civic Center and Powell Street stations.
There was a 20-minute delay on the San Francisco line in the SFO, Millbrae and East Bay directions, BART said on social media.
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"A person was on the tracks for an unknown reason when a train approached and a collision appears to have occurred," BART spokesman Chris Filippi said in a recorded statement. "The person has been killed."
Red Line service was temporarily canceled because of the incident.
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BART's Yellow Line continued to run to all San Francisco stations from Antioch to SFO/Millbrae, Filippi said.
Blue Line trains were running from Dublin/Pleasanton to West Oakland, he said.
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