Fatal train collision with person on tracks closes BART San Francisco Civic Center station; lengthy delays in all directions
A BART train hit and killed a person on the tracks at San Francisco Civic Center station Tuesday morning, closing the station temporarily and creating delays across the system, the agency said.
BART issued an alert just before 9 a.m. about a "major medical emergency" closing the station. Minutes later, BART said the Civic Center emergency was causing a major delay from downtown San Francisco toward all directions.
The agency said the unidentified person was on the tracks for an unknown reason. BART police said no foul play was suspected.
Just after 9:30 a.m., BART reported the station had reopened and there was limited train service from downtown San Francisco towards all destinations due to single tracking through the area.
Following the fatal incident, BART also said there was no Red Line service between Richmond and Millbrae stations and no Green Line service between Embarcadero and Daly City. Service on both lines was restored by 10:30 a.m.
BART said as of 10:30 a.m., there was still a major delay from San Francisco in all directions but the agency was in the process of restoring normal train service.
