Airman Montiel Alleyne Killed By NYC Subway Train, Officials Say

MANHATTAN, NY — A U.S. airman has been identified as the man killed by a northbound Q train early Sunday morning, officials said.

Airman 1st Class Montiel Alleyne was pronounced dead at about 5:10 a.m. on Sunday, police said. A medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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A northbound Q train had left the station at 14th Street-Union Square and was approaching the 23rd Street station at about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday when the train's emergency brakes were activated, a police spokesman told Patch. The motorman discovered Alleyne under the train with severe injuries to his torso, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Authorities are still investigating the incident, but they said no criminal activity is suspected. It is unclear what Alleyne was doing on the tracks.

The NYPD initially said that Alleyne was hit near the Union Square subway station, but later clarified that he was struck after the train had already left Union Square and was approaching the 23rd Street station.

Alleyne, a 25-year-old from Texas, was stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Base officials said he was an aerial port apprentice with the Air Force and that he was assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Squadron.

"We mourn the loss of A1C Alleyne, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends," Lt Col. Richard Kind, the squadron's commander, said in a statement. "Tragedies like this are felt across the entire squadron, and he will be greatly missed by his fellow airmen and teammates."

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