IA: 3 p.m - .Two Bay Area Rapid Transit BART trains have collided at the 12th Street station in Oakland, and involved one train headed to Richmond and another headed to Pittsburg/Bay Point sations.
Sizeup: Both of the trains were entering the 12th Street station when the collision happened, one coming from Lake Merritt and the other from West Oakland. He said the trains were moving slowly and that the impact probably felt like a "bump" to passengers. One of the trains derailed.
Evacuations: Passengers managed to exit the trains and used a catwalk to return to the platform.
Injuries: Preliminary reports indicate that four or five people suffered minor injuries. Injured commuters were being taken on stretchers up escalators and elevators to ambulances waiting on Broadway, and BART officials said one wheelchair-bound passenger may have remained on a train at about 4 p.m.
Delays: Trains heading from Fremont to Richmond were delayed by between 10 and 15 minutes, and passengers on other lines could experience slight delays as well, BART spokesman Linton Johnson said.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
BART: Collision and derailment - 5 Minor injuries
Oakland Fire Dept. responded to a collision between BART trains
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