Crime & Safety
R Train Hits Man On Tracks: Third Brooklyn Subway Casualty Within 24 Hours
R train service was interrupted in South Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon after a man jumped in front of a train, according to the MTA.
BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN — A man is in "serious to critical" condition after jumping in front of a northbound R train at the 86th Street station in Bay Ridge around 1:17 p.m. Wednesday, according to city officials. He's now being treated at Lutheran Hospital.
Directly after he was hit, R trains were running express until the 59th Street station in Sunset Park. By 2:30 p.m., though, R trains were merely skipping the 86th Street station.
Wednesday's R train jumper is the third man reported to have been hit by a train in Brooklyn in the past 24 hours. The other two died.
Find out what's happening in Sunset Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
.@NYPDSpecialops @FDNY @NYPDTransit pull m/EDP jumped from under R train 86 St @NYULutheran critical, 3rd since yesterday Bklyn @NYDailyNews pic.twitter.com/apyRIbAaFF
— Todd Maisel (@ToddMaisel) January 11, 2017
The first man was hit and killed around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday by an L train near the Wilson Avenue station in Bushwick. He had been walking along the tracks before he was hit, according to the MTA.
The second man was hit and killed around 6:45 p.m. later that night at the Kings Highway station in Midwood. Investigators believe he jumped in front of the train.
Find out what's happening in Sunset Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Person Under N/B BMT Subway Train @ Kings Hwy. Station, Bklyn. Reportedly Dead. NFI Yet! Major Rush Hr Passenger Confusion pic.twitter.com/scRbD1oc1d
— MIDWOODFLATBUSH NEWS (@MikeNytvnews) January 10, 2017
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