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Man Dies After Walking Between Subway Cars In Chelsea
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 27, 2018
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A 25-year-old man died in a Chelsea subway station on Tuesday night. Police say he had been walking between subway cars on a 2 train shortly before his death.
According to the NYPD, the man was riding a southbound train just after 10:30 p.m. when he somehow slipped and fell onto the tracks while the train was at the 23rd Street 1/2 station.
The man, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a witness cited by the Daily News, the man was decapitated.
Walking between subway cars is prohibited by the MTA and can result in a $75 violation. A number of people have died while walking between cars.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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