A construction worker propelled above BART tracks in a self-navigated bucket is recovering after he was struck last week by a BART train traveling about 50 mph at the new West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station that is under construction, a BART spokesman said.
Adrian Ibarra, a contract worker with Contra Costa Electric, was taken to a hospital with significant injuries July 16. About 75 passengers were on the train when it hit the man, Johnson said. No one was injured, but they were evacuated and then taken to the Dublin/Pleasanton station, he said.
Ibarra was reportedly hoisted in a construction basket over the tracks. Johnson said BART officials are investigating the incident.
–Bay City News
