Dimness of BART station called a factor in fatal dragging of passenger
The dimness of BART’s Powell Street station was cited by investigators into theThough surveillance video confirmed the operator performed the required “look-back procedure” before the train left the San Francisco station, he did not see the passenger struggling with the railcar doors 611 feet behind him, said the report issued Feb. 28 by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The woman and her leashed dog had boarded the ninth of 10 cars of a Dublin-bound train at 3:13 p.m. The leash was clipped to her backpack. The woman then stepped back out of the car — witnesses said she was apparently waving to someone on the platform — and the dog remained inside. • “Dim ambient lighting conditions present in the station platform area at the time of the accident reduced the conspicuity of passenger activities toward the far end of the station platform.”
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