BART strikes person in Oakland causing major medical emergency

By Yosi Yahoudai
Founder and Managing Partner

BART says it has reopened an Oakland station that closed late Tuesday after a train struck a person.

In a statement, spokesperson Chris Filippi said BART’s MacArthur station reopened shortly before midnight, but that major delays in service remained for riders along the system’s Antioch, Beryessa, Richmond, SFO and Millbrae directions.

Filippi said the collision was first reported at 11:17 p.m. as a “major medical emergency” after “a person was on tracks for an unknown reason when a train approached.”

No information was immediately available Wednesday on the person’s injury status or an ongoing investigation by BART police into the incident.

This is a developing story.

About the Author

Yosi Yahoudai is a founder and the managing partner of J&Y. His practice is comprised primarily of cases involving automobile and motorcycle accidents, but he also represents people in premises liability lawsuits, including suits alleging dangerous conditions of public property, third-party criminal conduct, and intentional torts. He also has expertise in cases involving product defects, dog bites, elder abuse, and sexual assault. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California and is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. If you have any questions about this article, you can contact Yosi by clicking here.