By The newspaper
May 24, 2024, 12:22 PM EDT
A body was found on the New York Subway tracks near the East 28th St station in Midtown Manhattan, leading to the partial suspension of service on lines 4, 5 and 6 that run between Brooklyn and The Bronx.
An official MTA alert said trains were running behind schedule in both directions as police and emergency medical services responded to a report of a person “hit” by a train in the northbound express lane.
But police sources told Daily News that it was not clear how or when the human remains ended up there. NYPD received a 911 call reporting an unconscious person on the tracks at the station around 9:30 a.m. Friday. When paramedics arrived they declared her dead.
456 trains are running with delays in both directions after NYPD and EMS assisted someone who was struck by a train near 28 St.
4/5/6 trains have resumed making scheduled stops in both directions. https://t.co/1ZVVSStdDW
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 24, 2024
Police said the body remained unidentified at this time and they have not been able to determine the sex or cause of death. Northbound No. 5 trains were diverted to Manhattan’s Upper West Side on the No. 2 line from Nevins St. in Brooklyn to 149th St.-Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
Last week a man who was supposedly suffering a seizure fell onto the rails of the New York Subway in the Bronx while a train was approaching and what could have been a great tragedy was miraculously avoided by police officers who rushed to rescue him.
But these cases do not always have a happy ending. In fact, collisions of New York Subway trains with people on platforms and rails saw an alarming 25% increase between 2018 and 2022, according to MTA data.
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