A 15-year-old teenager who was riding the subway on a bridge in New York fell to his death

Authorities say a 15-year-old boy on the subway, while crossing the Williamsburg Bridge, hit his head on a piece of span and was hit by a train that ran over and killed him – the second such death in the area in less than 90 years. days.

The boy, whose identity was not released, was on a J train bound for Manhattan shortly before 11 p.m. Monday when he collapsed, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other details were forthcoming.

This came about two months after a terribly similar incident in Brooklyn that claimed the life of another 15-year-old boy. He was on top of the J train and fell as it pulled into the Marcy Avenue stop in broad daylight on December 2. The boy touched the electrified third rail and died.

About six months earlier, a 15-year-old boy had lost his arm in a horrific subway accident in Queens at the end of August. And in mid-June, a wild video surfaced of people riding a subway train as it crosses the Williamsburg Bridge. During the trip in early December, there were eight people on the J train. No one was hurt, but the MTA at the time was keen to draw attention to what they described as a worrying and growing dangerous trend.

In 2022 alone, there were over 450 reports of subway surfing across the system, according to the transportation agency. This is more than six times the number reported a year earlier (68) and almost five times more than the 97 reported in 2020, although over the last two years the data may have been affected by the early COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources say the R train was pulling away from the metro station when the boy fell, resulting in severe injuries. Police later confirmed that, according to witnesses, the boy and three of his friends were making risky maneuvers between the train cars. It’s unclear what happened to the boy, but someone on the train pulling into the station called 911 after seeing the boy on the tracks without part of his arm.

The teen was taken to Bellevue Hospital and police initially said the child should live.

Detectives have been at the scene for most of the day and want to talk to witnesses to help piece together the events leading up to the teenager’s tragic fall. Police say they have not yet decided whether any charges will be filed.

The movement of trains was interrupted for some time: the subway either bypassed the Jackson Heights Roosevelt Avenue station, or the express ran. Get real-time updates from all your major transport sources right here.

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