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Subway rider dragged to death after being caught by a moving train
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Published Jun 16, 2022
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A subway rider was dragged to his death on Wednesday night after he got stuck between a Q train and the platform, authorities said.
The victim, who police identified as Brooklyn resident Marcus Bryant, 37, was exiting a Q train at the Avenue M station in Midwood just before midnight when he somehow got caught between the train and the platform. Police initially said the man's clothing was caught, but MTA officials later told reporters that was not the case.
"A rider died early Thursday morning after becoming caught in a gap between a Q train and the northbound platform at the Avenue M subway station in Brooklyn," the agency said in an unattributed statement.
Bryant was transported to Maimonides Hospital, where he was pronounced dead early Thursday, police said.
A spokesperson for the MTA was not immediately available for comment.
This story has been updated to reflect new information on how the victim was trapped by the train.
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