"OAKLAND - A woman was killed Friday afternoon when she was struck by a BART train on the tracks at the West Oakland Station, authorities said. No other information has been released about the woman. The fatal collision happened about 2:03 p.m. Friday. The woman was pronounced deceased at the station and firefighters were in the process of removing her body from the tracks."
"The death caused the West Oakland station to be temporarily closed, although trains were still traveling through the Transbay Tube on tracks opposite the collision site, BART officials said. Officials did say red and green line service was temporarily suspended while police and firefighters dealt with the fatality. Check back for updates on this developing story."
A woman was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a BART train on the tracks at West Oakland Station. The fatal collision occurred about 2:03 p.m., and the woman was pronounced deceased at the station. Firefighters removed her body from the tracks. West Oakland Station was temporarily closed while trains continued to travel through the Transbay Tube on tracks opposite the collision site. Red and green line service was temporarily suspended while police and firefighters responded to the fatality. No other information about the woman has been released. Updates were expected as authorities continued their response.
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