Hours after a fatal overnight collision on Highway 4 in which a driver lost control of the vehicle and wound up on the train tracks, BART service in Eastern Contra Costa County was restored Thursday morning.
Authorities said that at before 3:30 a.m., an eastbound SUV driver smashed through the center divider near Bailey Road, entering the BART trackway around 100 feet south of the station. First responders declared the person inside the car dead at the site.
At first, the transit service reported that the SUV had “significant” damage to the third rail and track infrastructure and had obstructed both sets of tracks. Service between the Antioch and North Concord / Martinez stations was halted in response.
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According to transportation officials, Tri Delta transportation and Contra Costa’s County Connection sent out additional buses to transport East Contra Costa County BART users to North Concord BART during the service halt.
The car was taken off the tracks and repairs were underway just before 7 a.m.
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The organization declared that regular service was being restored throughout the region at approximately 7:25 a.m. Caltrans officials reported that all lanes of Eastbound Highway 4 were open at almost the same moment.
At the time of the crash, no further information was available. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
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