Crime & Safety

Person Fatally Struck By F Train In Jamaica Subway Station: Officials

A person was fatally struck by a train at the Parsons Boulevard station in Jamaica, according to the MTA and FDNY.

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The incident made F trains halt service between Kew Gardens-Union Tpke and Jamaica-179 St in both directions on Monday afternoon.
The incident made F trains halt service between Kew Gardens-Union Tpke and Jamaica-179 St in both directions on Monday afternoon. (Courtesy of Tim Lee)

QUEENS – A person was fatally struck by a train at the Parsons Boulevard station in Jamaica on Tuesday, officials said.

The FDNY received a report that a person was under a train at the station near Hillside Avenue about 1 p.m, a spokesperson told Patch.

Officials said the person was dead on arrival.

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The emergency response spurred the MTA to halt F train service between Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike and Jamaica-179th Street in both directions, according to New York City Transit tweet.

More information about the person struck was not immediately available.

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