Crime & Safety
Person Struck By Train On Upper East Side, MTA Says
The person was hit on the tracks near the Lexington Avenue and 59th Street Station shortly after 11:30 a.m., MTA and FDNY officials said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A person was struck by a train Wednesday morning at an Upper East Side station on the Lexington Avenue line, transit officials said.
The person was hit on the tracks near the Lexington Avenue and 59th Street station shortly after 11:30 a.m., MTA officials said. An FDNY spokesman said fire and EMS units responded to the scene for a trauma call, but could not provide information about the person's condition.
Service on the 6 line was re-routed to express tracks between Union Square and 125th Street as first responders operated at the scene on 59th Street, MTA officials said. The service changes resulted in delays on the 4 line.
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Expect delays in 4 train service while 6 trains run express from 14 St-Union Sq to 125 St after a someone was struck by a train near 59 St.
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 11, 2020
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