Man Dragged to Death After Bag Caught in Doors of NYC Train in Brooklyn
Police say the MTA is investigating the fatal subway incident and do not suspect criminality after the man was dragged along the platform.
- On Monday, a man in his 50s died at the Utica Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant after his bag became trapped in the doors of a southbound A train shortly before 6 p.m.
- As the train pulled away, the man was dragged along the platform and struck a pole, suffering severe trauma, according to investigators. The NYPD pronounced him dead at the scene.
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and how the rider became caught in the doors. Officials stated they do not suspect any criminality in the man's death.
- Officials have not yet released the victim's identity, and it remains unclear if the man was boarding or exiting the subway car during the Monday evening commute.
- While rare, other subway riders have died in recent years when personal belongings got caught in doors. A commuter died at Columbus Circle in 2022, and a Chelsea bartender died in 2016.
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