Traffic & Transit
Person Hit By Train At Nostrand Ave Station In Brooklyn, MTA Says
The person was hit by a train just after 12:30 p.m., according to transit officials. A trains were rerouted because of the incident.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A person was hit by a train at Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, according to the MTA.
The person was struck by the train at the A/C station just after 12:30 p.m., according to an alert from transit officials.
The incident rerouted northbound A trains to the local track between Euclid Avenue and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street while emergency teams responded, officials said. Northbound C trains were also delayed given that they share the track with the rerouted A trains, officials said.
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The trains were back to their normal tracks by 2:20 p.m., though officials warned delays could be expected on both lines while they get back on schedule.
Details about the person's condition were not immediately available.
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Northbound A trains are running on the local track from Euclid Av to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts while emergency teams respond to a customer who was struck by a train at Nostrand Av.
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