Woman dies from being pushed into San Francisco-area commuter train Generated Title: Woman succumbs to injuries after being forcibly pushed onto commuter train near San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A homeless man allegedly pushed a 74-year-old woman into an arriving San Francisco Bay Area commuter train, killing her, police said Tuesday.
Authorities with Bay Area Rapid Transit, better known as BART, said in a statement that the woman hit her head on the train and fell onto the platform in downtown San Francisco. She died at a local hospital.
The woman was pushed shortly after 11 p.m. Monday at the Powell Street station, authorities said. A 49-year-old man described by police as transient was booked into jail early Tuesday.
The medical examiner’s office identified the woman as Corazon Dandan. Her nephew, Alvin Dandan, said she was going home after finishing her shift as a telephone operator at a downtown hotel, both the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Standard reported Tuesday.
BART police did not provide a motive, and the investigation is ongoing.
Homicides are rare on BART, which travels throughout much of the Bay Area. This is the first homicide of the year.
In New York City, a passenger died in March after being pushed into an oncoming subway train in an unprovoked attack by a person experiencing mental health issues. Two years ago, a homeless man pushed an Asian American woman into the NYC subway at the Times Square station, killing her.
Such seemingly random crimes attract widespread attention, but advocates for people who are homeless say they are more likely to be victims and not perpetrators of crime.

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A homeless man is accused of pushing a 74-year-old woman into a commuter train at a San Francisco Bay Area station, resulting in her death, according to police reports on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Powell Street station in downtown San Francisco just after 11 p.m. on Monday. The woman hit her head on the train and then fell onto the platform, succumbing to her injuries at a local hospital.
The victim was identified as Corazon Dandan by the medical examiner’s office. She was reportedly on her way home after finishing her shift as a telephone operator at a downtown hotel. The suspect, a 49-year-old transient man, has been taken into custody and booked into jail.
Authorities from the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) did not disclose a motive for the attack, and investigations are currently ongoing. This tragic event marks the first homicide of the year on the BART system, which covers a large part of the Bay Area.
This incident reflects the infrequency of homicides on the BART system. In contrast, notable cases of individuals being pushed into subway trains have been reported in other cities like New York. Despite the attention drawn to such seemingly random crimes, advocates for the homeless community emphasize that homeless individuals are often more prone to being victims rather than perpetrators of violent acts.