Crime & Safety
2nd BK Subway Surfer Dead In Just 2 Weeks: Cops, Reports
A subway-surfing man in his 50s was dragged by a Q train — and is now Brooklyn's second subway surfing death this month.
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, NY — A subway surfer in his 50s died after being struck and dragged by a Q train in Brooklyn, according to reports and police.
The man was found dead Tuesday about 8:20 a.m. near Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue, according to the NYPD.
The man was fatally struck by a Q train he was subway surfing on top of during rush hour — and a witness told the New York Post he was "going nuts" when he hopped on top of the train.
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While he was on the train, his jacket got stuck on a signal pole, sending the man down to the tracks, according to the New York Post.
Tuesday's incident marks the second subway surfing death in just one month in Brooklyn.
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On Jan. 12, 14-year-old Alam Reyes died after he was subway surfing on an F train near the Avenue N station, according to the New York Daily News.
"Subway surfing on top of a [subway] is a dangerous & reckless act. Don't risk your life for a thrill," NYPD representatives said in a tweet.
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