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OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland Fire Department personnel on Friday afternoon were called to the West Oakland BART station to recover the body of a woman who had been hit by a train.
The station has been closed to the public, and trains have been redirected.
What we know:
Emergency responders were called to the station around 2:30 p.m. for a ‘major medical emergency,’ an alert from BART states. A person, later determined to be a woman, was struck by a train after entering the trackway.
The station was evacuated so that fire department personnel could recover the body.
The West Oakland station will remain closed for the time being, and there is no Red or Green Line service. Riders traveling to Richmond or Berryessa can use the Orange Line.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.