1:41 PM: San Francisco Municipal Railway’s Muni Metro service has resumed this afternoon after a woman jumped in front of a train in an apparent suicide attempt, police and Muni officials said.
The incident was reported at 11:13 a.m. at the underground station near Van Ness Avenue and Market Street.
The woman was taken to the trauma center at San Francisco General Hospital, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said. She was alive and breathing when she was transported, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.
Police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said investigators determined the woman jumped in front of the train in an apparent suicide attempt. She remains at the hospital this afternoon.
The Van Ness station was closed for subway service for about an hour after the incident, Rose said. Bus shuttles were put in place for people traveling between the Embarcadero and Castro stations.
Some bus lines will have residual delays this afternoon because buses were redirected for shuttle service, Rose said.
Scott Morris, Bay City News
12:21 PM: A San Francisco Municipal Railway Muni Metro train struck a female at the agency’s Van Ness station this morning, a Muni spokesman said.
The incident was reported at 11:13 a.m. at the underground station near Van Ness Avenue and Market Street.
Muni spokesman Paul Rose said the female was alive and breathing when she was extricated from underneath the train and taken to a hospital.
The Van Ness station was closed for subway service as of noontime because of the incident, Rose said. Bus shuttles are taking customers between the Church and Embarcadero stations and all inbound trains are switching back at the Castro station, he said.
There was no immediate estimate for when the station will open and subway service will resume, he said.
Scott Morris, Bay City News
