A major medical emergency at the Fruitvale BART station closed that station and the Lake Merritt station Wednesday evening as service in Oakland was suspended, officials said.
The agency announced the first service disruption around 9 p.m. with the closure of the Fruitvale station. A short time later, the transit agency said there was no BART train service between the West Oakland, 12th Street and Coliseum stations.
The Oakland Fire Department confirmed to CBS News Bay Area that a person was struck by a train on the tracks, but did not have additional details.
From 9.30pm there are major system delays on the Berryessa Line in the Dublin/Pleasanton, Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City directions. 15 minutes later, BART announced that the Lake Merritt station was also closed.
The agency later clarified that the Lake Merritt station was closed because the power was out. AC Transit has parallel bus service on routes 62, 73 and 1T to assist passengers.
There was no word on when service would be restored.
