BART Identifies Employee Killed in Tragic Accident.News Editors/Transportation Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2000 The BART employee who died this morning in a tragic accident has been identified as 43-year-old Robert Rhodes of Pittsburg, in Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
Mr. Rhodes Mr. Rhodes was an American television situation comedy which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996-97 lineup. Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school after having failed as a novelist. was an electrician for the transit district A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. . He has worked for BART since Feb. 24, 1997. Mr. Rhodes is survived by his wife and three children. BART General Manager Thomas E. Margro released the following statement earlier today: "At approximately 9:40 this morning, a BART employee was accidentally struck by a BART train and killed while working inside the tunnel area between the 16th Street and 24th Street stations in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The accident is under full investigation by BART safety and operations personnel. I extend my deepest and most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased." |
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