GoFundMe Campaign Raises $30K For Family Of 13-Year-Old Killed By R Train

REGO PARK, QUEENS – A fundraising campaign to support the family of a 13 year old crushed by a train as she tried to retrieve her cell phone from the subway tracks has raised more than $30K in just a few days.

Dina Kadribasic had been trying to grab her phone when she got pinned between an incoming train and the platform.

The GoFundMe campaign was initiated by Dina's mother's co-workers at the Shear Bliss NYC Salon in Kips Bay. Part 0f the money will be used to raise awareness about the dangers of jumping onto the trackbed, organizers said.

"Shear Bliss Team is trying to set up this fund to help the Kadribasic family in memory of Dina," reads the campaign page.

"In addition Kadribasic family members are hoping to start up an "Awareness Campaign" about jumping on train tracks in HONOR of Dina. Some part of the funds will be transferred once campaign is set and other charities that Dina would have wanted."

The campaign was launched on April 4. As of Monday afternoon, it had collected $33,600 from 366 contributors.

The MTA has five teams that specialize in retrieving belongings from train tracks. Commuters are urged to report all dropped items to the station agent or by using an emergency call box.

“We never want anybody to lean over, look at, get near, or climb down on the tracks under any circumstance,” MTA Communications Director Beth DeFalco told CBS. “I cannot underscore how dangerous it is, and deadly.”

You can donate to the campaign here.

Lead image via GoFundMe campaign