Around 11:20 p.m. last night a man jumped down from a stairwell onto the BART platform at Colma station and in front of an oncoming train in an apparent suicide, according to witnesses. BART immediately shut off electricity to the third rail and train service was temporarily disrupted. Passengers aboard the train were put onto another train to reach their destinations.

BART police responded to the scene and the San Mateo County coroner's office was contacted just before midnight. Train service resumed, with significant delays, thereby keeping many BART stations open well beyond their usual closing times. Service finally concluded around 2 a.m. Monday.

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