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Major BART Delays Reported On Pittsburg-Bay Point Line
BART is reporting major delays on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line because of an obstruction between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.
PLEASANT HILL - A chase by Walnut Creek police led to a car crashing into a fence near BART tracks this morning, causing major delays for trains on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, a BART spokesman said.
The problem was initially reported at 7:49 a.m. as an obstruction on the tracks between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
BART officials learned that Walnut Creek police were pursuing a suspect who crashed his car into a fence along the trackway near Walden and Jones roads, pushing the fence to within about three feet of the tracks, Allison said.
Trains are having to single-track through the area while crews remove the truck and repair the fence, according to Allison.
Certain eastbound trains on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line that only run during commute hours are turning around at the Lafayette station, he said.
No other information about the chase or suspect was immediately available from BART or Walnut Creek police.
-Bay City News
Latest on delay: Walnut Creek PD chased a suspect who crashed car into fence along track. Crews to fix fence after tow truck removes car.
— SFBART (@SFBART) March 31, 2016
The obstruction was initially reported by BART shortly before 8 a.m. and is affecting trains in both directions on the line.
10 min delay between CONC and LAFY in PITT, SFO and DALY dirs due to obstruction.
— SFBARTalert (@SFBARTalert) March 31, 2016
You can get up to date BART information on their site here.
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