Crime & Safety

UPDATE: L Train Strikes, Kills Person Walking On Tracks

At the Wilson Avenue station in Bushwick.

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A person walking on the L train tracks near the Wilson Avenue station in Bushwick was struck and killed by an incoming train Tuesday around 2:30 p.m., according to transit officials.

The NYPD was still on the scene investigating more than two hours later.

"All we know is it was a 'person under,' dead on arrival," a police spokeswoman said. "We don't know if it was suicide or what."

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L train service had returned to normal by 5:30 p.m., albeit with delays, according to the MTA. For the three hours prior, trains had been skipping all stations between Myrtle-Wyckoff (in Bushwick) and the Atlantic Avenue station (in East New York) in both directions.

Fox5 reporter Stacey Delikat tweeted a photo of a sardine-packed crowd of L train riders waiting to board at the 14th Street-Union Square station Tuesday evening.

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