Man Hits Third Rail In Port Authority Track Fall, NYC Subways Delayed

NEW YORK CITY — A man died after he fell onto subways tracks at Port Authority and hit the third rail Thursday morning, according to police and reports.

The man's fall about 7:11 a.m. and ensuing rescue by FDNY crews and NYPD officers caused lasting delays on several subway lines, according to the MTA.

Medics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, but he later died, according to a New York Post report.

The incident itself occurred on the northbound C line within 42nd Street-Port Authority station, police said. Details were scant about an hour later, but authorities said the man contacted the electrified third rail.

The rescue prompted immediate delays on the A/C/E lines, which persisted at least an hour.

As of 7:54 a.m., C trains headed north ran express from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle, the MTA posted.

E trains headed north ran on M line tracks from West Fourth Street-Washington Square to Fifth Avenue/53rd Street, according to the MTA.

And some of both A and C trains ran on the F line from Jay Street-MetroTech to 47th-50th Street-Rockefeller Center, as well as on the D line to 59th Street-Columbus Circle, the MTA posted at 7:54 a.m.

The delays and service changes extended to northbound F and M trains, which shared tracks in Manhattan with rerouted A/C/E trains, the MTA posted at 8:12 a.m.

Some F trains headed north ran on the G line from Bergen Street to Court Square-23rd Street, as well as on the E line from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue, MTA officials said.