A man was fatally struck by a New York City Subway train during rush hour at the start of the work week yesterday in Brooklyn, the police said.
The unidentified passenger, believed to be in his 40s, was struck by a J/M/Z train in Marcy Avenue, a neighborhood Williamsburgon Monday around 9 am, detailed New York Post.
The train’s emergency brake was activated when the man was hit and the Metro operator found his body on the tracks. No crime was suspected But it’s also unclear how the man fell: whether it was an accident or he fell himself, police said.
Was the second fatality on the New York Subway in less than a week. early Thursday, A man died after falling on the electrified “third rail” at the central 42nd Street station of the New York Subway, which also serves the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
In general, this year there has been a long list of dramatic situations in the New York subway, between robberies, attacks, accidents, natural deaths, suicides, fatal overdoses and homicides.
In particular, last April was one of the most violent months in the history of the New York Subway since its founding in 1904. Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer whose election campaign focused on public safety, has implemented several measures to make the subway safer, including deploying more police officers to stations and cars. But so far fatalities continue to rise.
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