A woman tied to her dog was dragged and killed Monday after a BART train began leaving a San Francisco station with the dog inside the train and the woman had just stepped on the platform, authorities reported.
The victim, Amy Adams, 41, was on the platform of Powell Street station with her dog’s leash tied around her waist around 3:16 p.m. when the couple boarded a train. .
However, at the last second, officials said, he disembarked when the doors closed, but the dog did not.
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Adams seemed to be shaking someone, BART officials noted. The train left the station with the dog still inside, causing Adams to be dragged and thrown into the track.
The Powell Street station in San Francisco where a woman was killed on Monday by a train leaving (KTVU FOX 2)
Officials said there was no visual evidence that the dog was a service animal, but the incident continued to be investigated.
BART allows service dogs to be tied up or harnessed on trains, while other animals, including those not on duty, must be in carriers, FOX 2 reports from the Bay Area.
Powell Street Station was closed for about two hours, but later reopened.
“It was a tough night,” said Heather Griffin, a local resident, who was at the station after the incident, according to FOX 2. “Apart from all the commuting problems.”
BART police have reviewed surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses, officials said.
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“This is a tragic loss of life and we are following all safety protocols,” BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said.
The thin strap was not enough to activate the reopening of the train door sensors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The standard procedure is for the train operator to look back at the platform to make sure passengers are outside the doors, BART officials noted. But since Adams got off the train when the doors closed, it’s likely the operator had already looked back, FOX 2 reported.
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BART and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.