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Death on Berkeley BART Tracks Being Investigated as Suicide
One person died Saturday morning at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station, prompting BART officials to close the station for about two hours as they investigated the incident.
At 10:29 a.m., BART officials first reported the closure, saying it was due to a medical emergency.
According to witnesses, a person jumped from a platform at the station, according to BART spokesman Jim Allison.
Police are investigating the incident as a suicide, Allison said.
The closure caused a major delay on the Richmond Line in the Fremont, Richmond and Daly City directions.