BART concluded service shortly after 2 a.m. Monday morning, finally recovering from service delays after a man was struck by a BART train and killed in an apparent suicide Sunday night, BART officials said.
A Pittsburg/Bay Point-bound BART train operator reported at 11:20 p.m. Sunday that there was a person under the train at Colma station, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Electricity to the third rail was immediately shut down and BART police responded to the scene. At 11:56 p.m. the San Mateo County coroner’s office was contacted.
Allison said witnesses reported that the man who was struck by the train jumped from a stairwell onto the platform as the train was approaching.
Passengers on the train were evacuated to a separate train to proceed to their destination, Allison said.
The incident caused delays on all trains operating at the time keeping BART stations open well beyond their normal closing times.
Scott Morris, Bay City News
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