Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Struck By F Train At Brooklyn Subway Station: NYPD

A man in his 70s lost his footing before he was fatally struck by a train in Kensington Wednesday afternoon, police said.

An elderly man was fatally struck by an F train in Kensington, police said.
An elderly man was fatally struck by an F train in Kensington, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

KENSINGTON, NY — An elderly man was fatally struck by an F train in Kensington, police said.

A man in his 70s lost his footing and fell on the tracks at the station on Ditmas and McDonald avenues about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD.

He was struck by an F train and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Earlier Wednesday afternoon, a man was critically injured after being struck by a train in Midtown.

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