After a passenger was struck and killed by a BART train just after 10 a.m. this morning, BART issued a service advisory that Civic Center station would be closed and that there would be no train service between Montgomery and 24th Street stations.
As of 11 a.m., BART started running trains on a single track trough Civic Center without stopping, with riders warned to expect 40 minute delays.
[Update] As of 1 p.m., Civic Center station had reopened, though there is still "a major delay system wide due to an earlier major medical emergency."
Bart train stuck at civic center due to an ongoing medical emergency. Door on the train looks bashed open? pic.twitter.com/8ytOR9sRrD
— Vincent Chu (褚邦平) (@vincentchu) April 16, 2015
#BART just cleared civic center station for a "major medical emergency". Ambulance pulled up as I exited. pic.twitter.com/XBIdNIJvv3
— Nassar Stoertz (@nstoertz) April 16, 2015
BART has been contending with a high number of suicides and held a press conference earlier in the week to address the issue.
This post will be updated.
If someone you know exhibits warning signs of suicide: do not leave the person alone; remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs or sharp objects that could be used in a suicide attempt; and call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or take the person to an emergency room or seek help from a medical or mental health professional.
