Crime & Safety
Person Struck And Killed By Train On UWS At 96th Street: Police
A police spokesperson told Patch that a man jumped in front of an incoming 3 train at the 96th Street station around 11:40 a.m. on Friday.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A person was struck and killed by a train Friday at the 96th Street 1, 2, 3 station around 11:40 a.m., a police spokesperson told Patch.
A man in his 40s jumped in front of a southbound 3 train as it pulled into the station, police said.
He was ruled dead 15 minutes later, police said.
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Emergency teams are responding to the injured person, but the MTA did not specify their condition.
The MTA says to expect delays in 1, 2, and 3 train service.
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