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Man Found Dead On Second Avenue Subway
A 50-year-old man was found dead on a northbound Q train early Tuesday morning, police said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A 50-year-old man was found dead early Tuesday morning on the Second Avenue Subway, police said, less than a month after the MTA's newest line opened to the public.
Police rushed to the 96th St. Q station around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and found the man unconscious aboard a north-bound train, police said. He was unresponsive and had no visible signs of trauma, police said.
He was taken to Metropolitan Hospital and pronounced dead. An investigation is ongoing.
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The Second Avenue Subway, a three-stop extension of the Q line at 72nd St., 86th St. and 96th., opened to the public on Jan. 1.
Subway service on the Q was unaffected shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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