Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and...  A woman, who identified herself as the aunt of the boy who was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, cries at the scene, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  A woman, who identified herself as the aunt of the boy who was hit...  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was...  The family of the boy who was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview embrace each other at scene of the incident, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  The family of the boy who was hit and killed by a Muni train at the...  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was...  Police investigators take measurements and gather evidence after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police investigators take measurements and gather evidence after a...  Police and transit officials continue to investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police and transit officials continue to investigate after a young...  Police officers investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police officers investigate after a young boy was struck and killed...  A firefighters rolls up a hose after cleaning the scene as police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  A firefighters rolls up a hose after cleaning the scene as police...  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was...  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  Police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was...  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and...  Adrian Jones, who lives nearby, cries as she finds out a boy was killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  Adrian Jones, who lives nearby, cries as she finds out a boy was...  A Muni employee prepares to move the train while police and transit officials investigate after a young boy was struck and killed by a Muni light rail vehicle when he reportedly darted in front of the train at San Jose and Lakeview avenues in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.  A Muni employee prepares to move the train while police and transit...  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  The scene where a young boy, rushing to get to school, was hit and...  A woman cries at the scene where a boy who was hit and killed by a Muni train at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  A woman cries at the scene where a boy who was hit and killed by a...  The Muni train that hit and killed a young boy at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Lakeview heads back to the station, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.  The Muni train that hit and killed a young boy at the corner of San...
A 12-year-old boy on his way to school Tuesday was swept beneath a Muni train in San Francisco’s Ocean View neighborhood, leaving his mother trying to pry his body from beneath a halted railcar and rescue crews unable to save him, authorities and witnesses said.  Andrew was running to catch Muni’s northbound M-Oceanview at San Jose and Lakeview avenues, near his home, around 8:30 a.m. when he was hit by a light-rail train traveling on the street and dragged about 40 feet, said Officer Albie Esparza, a San Francisco police spokesman.  “It’s horrible,” said Jay Hayter, 25, who was on a cigarette break from work at Sam’s Market at the corner and witnessed the tragedy.  According to police, Andrew was running across San Jose Avenue in a crosswalk before being hit and was almost struck by two cars driving south.  The boy did some sort of “pivot move” in front of one car before landing in the path of a northbound train traveling on San Jose Avenue, police said.  The train operator, a veteran employee, was cooperating with authorities, according to Paul Rose, a spokesman for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.  Though Muni officials don’t suspect the driver acted improperly, the driver will be tested for drugs and alcohol, and video captured by onboard cameras will be reviewed.