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Teen girl dies subway surfing the 7 train in Queens, NYPD says
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Published Oct 28, 2024
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One teenage girl was killed and another was critically injured during what police described as a subway surfing incident in Queens Sunday night.
NYPD officials said the two girls were spotted on top of the 7 train around 10:45 p.m. at the 111th Street station in Corona before they fell between the cars.
One of the girls was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition.
Police said late Monday morning that the girl who died was 13 years old, and the girl taken to Elmhurst Hospital is 14 years old.
Last week, a 13-year-old boy also died while reportedly subway surfing in Ridgewood, Queens. The deaths are happening even though police have arrested more people for subway surfing this year compared to last, according to reporting from amNewYork.
At an MTA committee meeting Monday morning, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said he "can’t imagine what the family’s going through right now to lose a child in this manner."
"We really want people to get the sense that this is a life-or-death matter," Crichlow said. "The consequences, there is no do-over. The joy ride that ends with nothing but no joy at all. The families will continue to deal with it indefinitely.”
Transit officials say six people have died so far this year in subway surfing incidents, up from five in the same period last year.
This story has been updated to include more information from city transit and police officials.
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Brittany Kriegstein
Brittany Kriegstein covers all breaking news around New York City, with a focus on crime and gun violence. Got a tip? Email Brittany at [email protected].
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Ramsey Khalifeh is a transportation reporter on the NYC Accountability desk covering the largest transit system in the country. He was previously a general assignment reporter at Gothamist and worked on the Boston Globe's metro and copy desk. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
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