BART passenger narrowly escapes after being pushed onto the tracks as train approaches

A man at the downtown Berkeley BART station escaped with his life Monday after being pushed off the platform and onto the tracks as a train was approaching, police with the agency said Tuesday.

Police arrested a woman suspected of shoving the man off the 5-foot platform around 9:18 p.m., BART spokesman Jim Allison said. They did not identify her or provide any details about the arrest.

More information on her arrest was expected from BART officials later Tuesday, Allison said.

The man quickly jumped from the tracks and onto the ledge of the wall without any assistance, narrowly avoiding the train, Allison said. Video captured the incident, according to Allison.

The train operator opened a train car door and man got on. He suffered a minor ankle injury and declined further medical treatment after an initial examination by BART firefighters.

BART police drove him home.

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