A 50-year-old “surfer” died after falling from the roof of a Subway train yesterday in Brooklyn, becoming the latest victim of a very dangerous practice that has caused several deaths in recent years, most of them teenagers.
According to the New York police, the man was traveling on top of a train. Q line to Coney Island when he lost his balance near the corner of Lincoln Road and Ocean Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens around 8:25 a.m. Tuesday.
The “surfer” He fell onto the tracks and was run over by the same train he was traveling on. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, he reported. Daily News. His name has not been released.
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A 50-year-old subway surfer died when he fell off a train in Brooklyn.
He landed on the tracks and was run over by the same train he was riding.https://t.co/U0dIOLRWD2
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 23, 2024
In the middle of this month, a 14-year-old Hispanic teenager died when he fell from an F line train also bound for Coney Island.
Climbing on the roof of New York Subway cars during outdoor trips is a very dangerous practice that is apparently encouraged through videos on social networks.
Officials Still Trying to Crack Down on Subway Surfing. Last year the MTA and the mayor’s office launched a campaign urging young people to avoid this dangerous trend, and lThe New York police have deployed drones to catch surfers in the act.
Last winter The MTA said it would ask social media companies to remove videos of Subway “surfers,” President Janno Lieber said in February a day after the death of Zackery Nazario (15), reported Gothamist. But that has not happened and the cases continue.
In March, a 14-year-old boy died after falling between New York City Subway cars in the Bronx. “In New York City, incidents of people riding outside of train cars, known as ‘surfing’ on the Subway, have more than quadrupled in a year. “Two recent deaths show the dangers of a trend fueled by social networks,” he commented then. The New York Times.
Authorities continue to fight to discourage young people from surfing the subway. “Surfing on the Metro kills”emphasized the alcalde Eric Adams during a visit to the Bushwick station in June following another tragedy. “We can do better and social media must play a role in addressing this issue,” she added.
A record 928 people were caught riding out of New York Subway cars in 2022, more than four times than in the previous two years.
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