SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Corazon Dandan was waiting for a BART train at the Powell Street station in San Francisco when she was pushed to her death in the summer of 2024. Now her family is taking legal action against Bay Area Rapid Transit District demanding that the public transit system improve safety for all riders. On Tuesday, attorneys representing Dandan's nephew and six siblings slapped BART with a wrongful death lawsuit in San Francisco S…

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"BART, you're on notice. You have to make riders safer." The Dandan family says while the transit agency has made improvements since Corazon's death, there are still more things they would like to see done.

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The family of a telephone operator killed after she was pushed into an oncoming BART train in San Francisco filed a wrongful death suit alleging the transit agency "enables horrific crimes" to occur on platforms and trains and that BART is a "complete failure" when it comes to taking action for safety.

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The family of Corazon Dandan has filed suit against the BART agency for wrongful death, alleging that the transit system was aware of the threat posed by the man accused of shoving Dandan in front of a moving train last July.The suit argues that the death of Corazon Dandan "does not constitute an unforeseeable accident but rather is a direct result of the violence that BART has ignored and enabled throughout their stations through its negligent …

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The family of 74-year-old Corazon Dandan, a dedicated telephone operator and beloved member of her community, is demanding accountability after her tragic death on July 1. Corazon was pushed into the path of a moving train at San Francisco’s Powell Street station by a career criminal, Trevor Belmont, 49. The horrifying incident ended with Corazon fatally hitting her head on the train before collapsing onto the platform. At a press conference, he…

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The family of an elderly woman who died when she was pushed into an oncoming train have now sued public transport for failing to keep it safe. Corazon Dandan, 74, was pushed in front of a moving Millbrae-bound train at Powell Street station in San Francisco by career criminal Trevor Belmont, 49, on July 1 at 11:06 p.m. The push caused the operator to hit her head on the train and fall onto the platform. She was soon pronounced dead at a local ho…

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Family Sues BART Over Death Of Woman Pushed Into Train In San Francisco

YouTube @ ABC7 News Bay Area The family of a woman killed when she was pushed in front of a BART train is suing the transit agency.  Corazon Dandan died last July when she was shoved into a train at the Powell Street station.  A homeless man was charged in her death but Dandan’s family is taking BART to court, saying the agency has done a poor job in regards to safety on train platforms and at stations.

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