A straphanger was pulled to his demise Monday when he turned caught within the closing doorways of a subway automobile at a Manhattan station — and the practice departed, sources stated.
The commuter was dragged and struck by the southbound 1 practice on the 59th Avenue-Columbus Circle station at round 5 p.m., in accordance with law-enforcement sources.
Investigators consider both a bag or piece of clothes bought caught on the doorways.
The male sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the station close to Central Park.
No criminality was suspected and the investigation was ongoing.
The age of the sufferer was not instantly identified.
The investigation into the demise is ongoing, police stated.
The incident occurred round 5 p.m. Monday.
The sufferer was operating to catch the 1 practice, police stated.
The MTA, in a press release Monday night time, known as the demise a “horrible accident.”
“Whereas the investigation is in its earliest levels, it seems this was a horrible accident that didn't contain felony exercise,” the MTA stated.
“An individual on the tracks was hit by a practice and our ideas are along with his household, the practice operator and riders who witnessed this tragedy. We'll get to the trigger and study any classes that will emerge as there isn't a increased precedence than security.”
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