Please scroll down for updates, last one’s from 4:17 PM
1:41 PM: As of 1:41 PM, BART is reporting that “There is a major delay between Civic Center and 16th St. Mission in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions due to police activity.” We’re working to get more details, and will keep you posted.
Have you seen or heard anything? Let us know.
2:24 PM: Where I have failed to get a response, Bay City News has succeeded! Here’s their update on the SF BART stoppage:
Some BART trains are delayed this afternoon due to a police foot chase that went onto the tracks between the Civic Center and 16th Street/Mission stations in San Francisco, a BART spokesman said.
At 1:38 p.m., San Francisco police officers chased a male suspect who jumped onto the tracks at the Civic Center station and ran west, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Before police officers went onto the tracks, power was shut off to the electric third rail between the two stations, Allison said.
Because the power was off, trains couldn’t run through that stretch, which delayed service into and out of San Francisco, he said.
Power has since been restored but BART is reporting residual delays.
2:26: BART says they are still suffering from “a major delay system wide” after the police activity detailed below, but thst the system “is recovering.”
2:30 PM (BCN): Some BART trains are delayed this afternoon due to a police foot chase that went onto the tracks between the Civic Center and 16th Street/Mission stations in San Francisco, a BART spokesman said.
At 1:38 p.m., San Francisco police officers chased a male suspect who jumped onto the tracks at the Civic Center station and ran west, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Before police officers went onto the tracks, power was shut off to the electric third rail between the two stations, Allison said.
Because the power was off, trains couldn’t run through that stretch, which delayed service into and out of San Francisco, he said.
Officers arrested the suspect, a wanted parolee, a short time later on the tracks, police Sgt. Troy Dangerfield said.
Power has since been restored but BART was reporting residual delays as of 2:20 p.m.
2:36 PM: Presumably this is unrelated, but BART has just announced a “major delay at Embarcadero on the Daly City Line in the SFO, Millbrae and Daly City directions due to a medical emergency.”
2:55: BART’s still held up at Embarcadero eastbound, saying “There is a major delay at Embarcadero in the East Bay direction due to a medical emergency.”
3:02 PM: And you know why it’s held up? Because someone’s trapped under the freakin’ train. From Bay City News:
A person is trapped under a train at the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco this afternoon and trains are delayed, a spokesman said.
The incident was reported at about 2:30 p.m., BART spokesman Linton Johnson said.
Emergency crews are responding to the station to attempt to extract the person, Johnson said. He did not know the victim’s condition.
Delays are expected throughout much of the system, with the exception of the Fremont-Richmond line, according to Johnson.
Only trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line are running through San Francisco, he said.
The trains are not stopping at the Embarcadero station, which was closed as of 2:45 p.m. due to the incident.
3:33 PM: BART reports via twitter “Latest on service: None from SF to East Bay; only line from EB to SF is Pittsburg/Bay Point. Person hit by train transported to hospital.” And according to Bay City News:
A person who was trapped under a train at the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco this afternoon was removed and taken to a hospital, a spokesman said.
At about 2:30 p.m., a train headed to the East Bay struck a person on the tracks at the station, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Emergency crews responded and were able to extract the person, Allison said. He did not know the condition of the victim, who was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
The investigation into the incident has forced BART to shut down service on all trains headed to the East Bay from stations in San Francisco and on the Peninsula, according to Allison.
Most trains headed to San Francisco are also facing major delays.
The only trains running through San Francisco are ones headed to San Francisco International Airport on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, Allison said.
Trains headed between Richmond and Fremont are running with only minor delays, he said.
4:17 PM (BCN): An apparent suicide attempt at the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco this afternoon has caused major delays throughout much of the system, a spokesman said.
At about 2:30 p.m., a train headed to the East Bay struck a male victim on the tracks at the station, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Emergency crews responded and were able to extract the person, Allison said. He did not know the condition of the victim, who was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
“The initial investigation seems to point toward attempted suicide,” but BART police are continuing to investigate the incident, Allison said.
The train that struck the victim has been moved out of the station. The investigation forced BART to shut down service on all trains headed to the East Bay from stations in San Francisco and on the Peninsula.
Service on all lines resumed as of 3:45 p.m., but BART was reporting residual delays.
The Appeal should note here that San Francisco Suicide Prevention is there 24 hours a day at 415-781-0500 to help anyone in crisis.
