Traffic & Transit
1 Dead At Bay Fair BART Station
The person was struck by a BART train Wednesday afternoon, according to a BART spokesman.
SAN LEANDRO, CA — The Bay Fair BART Station in San Leandro has reopened Wednesday afternoon after a train apparently struck and killed a person on the tracks, a BART spokesperson said.
A report initially came in at 12:47 p.m. about a person who may have come into contact with a train at the Bay Fair station, according to BART spokesperson Chris Filippi, who said the Alameda County coroner responded to the scene.
The station was closed so emergency responders could investigate the death. Normal service resumed around 3:15 p.m. with residual delays impacting the system, Filippi said.
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During the station closure, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit buses took BART passengers to and from the nearby San Leandro and Hayward stations, he said.
BART officials did not release any details about how the person ended up on the tracks.
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Bay City News contributed to this story.
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