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BART service between North Berkeley, Richmond closed after person apparently hit by train

EL CERRITO — BART shut down its El Cerrito Plaza station and closed service between North Berkeley and Richmond on Tuesday after a train apparently hit a person, officials said.

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The closure first was announced by the agency at 8:37 a.m. BART spokesperson Chris Filippi said somebody went onto the track at El Cerrito Plaza and “a collision with a train may have occurred.”

    No other information on the person was available immediately.

    BART shut down service between its North Berkeley and the El Cerrito del Norte stations. The El Cerrito Plaza station remained closed past 9 a.m, and trains were turned back at North Berkeley.

    AC Transit honored BART fares on lines No. 72 (Richmond to North Berkeley), No. 79 (El Cerrito Plaza to Berkeley) and No. 7 (El Cerrito Del Norte to Berkeley).

    No other information was available immediately.

    Please check back for updates.

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