Crime & Safety
Fatal Train Strike At Hastings-On-Hudson Station
Officials said the person was standing on the platform and was struck by the side of a northbound train.
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY — A person was killed when hit by a Metro-North train Thursday night.
According to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson, a person who was standing on the platform at the Hastings station was struck by the side of a Croton-Harmon bound train as it approached the station shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday.
MTA police, Metro-North Railroad and emergency services responded to the scene.
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The person was pronounced dead at the scene. No information about the person was released by the MTA.
Officials said the 10:20 p.m. train, which was traveling from Grand Central Terminal to Croton-Harmon, was taken out of service. Customers on the train were accommodated by the 10:54 p.m. train from Grand Central to Croton-Harmon.
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