Man Hit By Brooklyn Q Train Trying To Retrieve Backpack: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — A man hit by a train while trying to pick up his backpack at the Barclays Center station on Tuesday is in critical condition, according to police.

The 23-year-old man was hit in the head by a Q train around 1:22 p.m. while he was bending over on the platform trying to pick up the bag, according to police. He was not on the tracks when he was hit, an NYPD spokesperson said.

The man was rushed to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition, the spokesperson said.

The incident is the second time a person was hit by a subway train within an hour in the city.

Just 30 minutes earlier, a man was fatally run over by a 7 train at Grand Central Station, police said.

Both incidents Tuesday come just three days after 40-year-old Michelle Go was pushed in front of a Q train at the Times Square stop, causing her death. The suspect, identified by police as 61-year-old Simon Martial, has been charged with murder.

The incident in Brooklyn halted Q trains for several stations in the borough and stopped some trains from heading into Manhattan, according to the agency. The trains were up and running by 2:15 p.m., though transit officials said straphangers should still expect delays.

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