NY – A 14-year-old boy died while surfing on an F train in Brooklyn. this Friday after falling from the roof onto the road, the authorities confirmed.
“What happened today is heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with the teen’s family.. Surfing on the ‘Subway’ kills. Another innocent life was lost and it should not have happened,” said Richard Davey, president of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
The operator of the train that was traveling towards Stillwell Avenue He noticed the body of the minor in the lane near the Avenue N station. The operator activated the emergency brakes.
Personnel from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the city’s Fire Department (FDNY) responded to the scene at about 2:23 p.m.
Due to the emergency, the electrical system in the third lane was turned off.
Supply was suspended from north of Avenue P to north of 18th Avenue.
The situation forced the interruption of the F line in Brooklyn.
The child was pronounced dead at the scene..
Authorities have not released the identity of the victim.
Yesterday is the first death this year due to the aforementioned cause.
Educational campaign by the authorities in NY
Last September, the authorities began an educational campaign among student communities about the dangers of this type of action.
Among other things, the initiative includes digital signs at Subway stations and messages from students against these practices.
Additional, The NYPD has encouraged special patrols in areas where train lines run linked to more cases of “surfers” on cars, such as lines J, Z and 7.
Until that month, the MTA had reported five cases of death under that line.
Between January and June 2023, the agency recorded more than 450 cases of people surfing on trains.
Other data from the MTA shows that, Since the school year began, authorities have arrested approximately 11 people a month for juggling about these public transport vehicles.
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