Crime & Safety
Person Struck, Killed at El Cerrito BART Station
Two stations were closed initially and a bus bridge put into place. Both stations have reopened.
EL CERRITO, CA — A BART train struck and killed a person at the EL Cerrito del Norte station Monday morning, causing station closures and major delays for riders, a transit agency spokesman said.
Information about how the person ended up in the path of the train is not immediately available.
The person was struck shortly before 7:30 a.m. by a Warm Springs-bound train at the station at 6400 Cutting Blvd., BART spokesman Chris Filippi said.
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The incident initially prompted the closure of the El Cerrito del Norte station as well as the Richmond station. The Richmond station reopened quickly with trains single-tracking through the El Cerrito del Norte station without stopping, Filippi said.
The El Cerrito del Norte station reopened by about 10 a.m.
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The Contra Costa County coroner's office is investigating the fatality.
The person who was struck by a train at El Cerrito del Norte Station has died. Our thoughts are with that person’s family.
— SFBART (@SFBART) April 8, 2019
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