Woman killed by train at 59th Street station in Brooklyn

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A woman was struck and killed by a train in Brooklyn on Monday when she went down onto the tracks to try and retrieve her cellphone, police said.

The woman, in her 30s or 40s, was trying to get the cellphone at the 59th Street R station at about 8:15 a.m. when she was hit.

N and R trains resumed regular service around 10:30 a.m. with stops at the 59th Street station, after the NYPD completed its investigation. However, the MTA warned commuters to still expect delays on the D, N and R trains.