A man was fatally struck by an oncoming subway train near a Manhattan station on Wednesday afternoon, it was reported.
Sources familiar with the case said the man was hit while lying on the downtown 1 line tracks near the 28th Street station, below 7th Avenue, in Chelsea at around 4:05 p.m. on April 3.
Authorities said the train’s motorman did not see the individual until after the victim was struck.
Officers from the NYPD Transit Bureau responded to the scene along with EMS, who pronounced the unidentified man dead at the scene.
Sources with immediate knowledge of the developing situation report that the person may have been homeless and is not expected to be a victim of a crime.
Downtown 1 trains were suspended while the investigation unfolded. Visit mta.info for further updates.
