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Man Suffered Severe Trauma Before East Bay BART Train Fatally Struck Him

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) -- The Contra Costa County coroner's office said Tuesday that the man who was hit by a BART train Monday died from "multiple blunt force injuries."

Earlier today BART officials confirmed that one of their trains hit Malikyar Mirwais Monday on the tracks serving residents along the Pittsburg/Bay Point line.

After an autopsy by the Contra Costa County coroner today, a spokesman for the coroner's office said it's likely that Mirwais died as a result of being struck by a moving train.

Monday, a report of blood and human remains came in about 8:50 a.m., and BART discontinued service on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line to investigate. BART police found the remains between the Concord and North Concord stations. Service resumed Monday afternoon.

BART police are investigating whether the death is related to reports of a person on the tracks early Monday about 4:30 a.m. between the Concord and North Concord stations. Police searched the tracks before daylight and again after sunrise, but did not find anyone.

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