A BAY Area Rapid Transit [BART] train partially derailed on Tuesday afternoon in California.
At the time, the train was carrying about 50 passengers, according to local reporters.
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Some passengers received minor injuries.
However, all were able to be safely evacuated.
“Train lurched suddenly, it started shaking violently and then it slowed down and came to a stop,” said passenger Rennie Davis to ABC7.
“Conductor walked through the car and said the last car had actually derailed. They had a cut a hole in the fence for us to get out,”
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The incident occurred in Concord, stopping service between that stop and Pleasant Hill in both directions.
The SFBARTAlert Twitter account posted about the incident shortly after 5:30pm, writing there was “a major delay on the Antioch Line in the Antioch and SFO directions due to an equipment problem on a train.”
According to the Contra Costa County Fire Department, emergency crews are triaging patients at the scene and transporting them to medical facilities as needed.
Despite reports of a possible fire on the train, Con Fire stated no such incident occurred.
“We thank frontline staff and fire personnel for their swift response,” BART wrote on Twitter.
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