Man punched and robbed by about 12 juveniles on BART

A man was punched and robbed Saturday night while riding BART, police said. A man was punched and robbed Saturday night while riding BART, police said. Photo: Bill Hutchinson / Bill Hutchinson Photo: Bill Hutchinson / Bill Hutchinson Image 1 of / 28 Caption Close Man punched and robbed by about 12 juveniles on BART 1 / 28 Back to Gallery

A man was taken to the hospital Saturday night after nearly a dozen juveniles assaulted him on BART and stole his cell phone, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. at the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station at 6400 Cutting Blvd. in El Cerrito, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, told police he was punched by about 12 juveniles before they robbed him of his phone, police said.

When officers arrived, they detained several juveniles, but the victim could not confirm they were involved in the robbery, police said.

The juveniles were released. No arrests were made.

The man was transported to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center with minor injuries.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani