Woman Dragged To Death By San Francisco Train While Tied To Her Dog
In a tragic accident in San Francisco on Monday, a woman who had her dog tied to her waist with a leash was dragged to death by a train.
The accident took place at Powell Street Station around 3.16 pm on September 13th, As more details unfold, officials are investigating the fatal incident.
Transit officials explained to the media that the 41-year-old woman, Amy Adams, had boarded the train with her dog. At the very last second, “right as the doors were closing, she fully off-boarded the train, clearing the doors, and the dog did not”, a spokesperson shared.
Officials and witnesses have spoke out saying, Adams appeared to be waving at someone before she was dragged away.
The train departed with the dog still inside, and the woman was “dragged and pulled onto the tracks”.
According to officials there were no injuries to the dog, but Alicia Trost, the BART spokesperson, shared in a statement: “This is a tragic loss of life, and we are following all safety protocols.”
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An eyewitness, Mike Sim, expressed to KGO-TV: “It was pretty traumatic.” He said that he was on the platform and saw Adams’ body being dragged. He described the scene as “it was kind of like dut, dut, dut, dut, dut.”
The eyewitness then called a BART attendant and said, “you need to stop the Dublin train that just left Powell Street cause there’s somebody stuck on the door.”