OAKLAND – Two East Bay BART stations were closed Wednesday night due to a “major medical emergency,” officials said. The emergency happened just before 9 p.m. at the Fruitvale BART station, BART spokesperson Anna Duckworth said in a recorded message. She did not disclose the exact nature of the emergency.

The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations closed Wednesday night, with the closure of the Fruitvale Station due to a major medical emergency, the agency first announced at 9:05 p.m.

A major medical emergency at the Fruitvale BART station Wednesday night closed that station and the Lake Merritt station as service in Oakland was halted, officials said.

The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations in Oakland were closed late Wednesday night due to a “major medical emergency,” agency officials said.  The incident occurred just before 9 p.m., Anna Duckworth,