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Alleged Subway Surfer Fatally Struck By F Train In Brooklyn
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Scott Heins
Published Oct 5, 2016
Modified Oct 5, 2016
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A man was fatally struck by a subway train this morning after he reportedly attempted to climb on top of a moving Coney Island-bound F train. According to police, the unidentified man was found lying dead on the subway tracks at the Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station in Park Slope shortly after 5 a.m.
An initial NYPD investigation found that the man had been moving between subway cars and likely attempted to get on top of one when he was struck and killed. Officers found the man dead at the scene at 5:12 a.m. Wednesday, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
Shortly, after 6 a.m., NYC Transit tweeted about delays due to a police investigation at the station. The Daily News reports that F and G trains were bypassing the station early Wednesday morning while police conducted an investigation, but according to a police spokesperson, service has resumed with residual delays. The MTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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