A man was fatally struck by a moving subway train in Queens just after Thursday’s morning rush hour, according to a Citizen app report.
Law enforcement sources said that the horrifying incident occurred at the 63rd Drive station of the M and R train in Rego Park at approximately 10 a.m. on Nov. 13.
Police sources could not yet confirm the victim’s age or identity.
Officers from the 112th Precinct, Transit District 20, the FDNY and members of the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit rushed to the scene upon getting a 911 call about a person who jumped in front of an R train, per the initial investigation.
EMS rushed the victim to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, where he was pronounced dead.
Video on the Citizen app showed officers gathering information, managing the scene as commuters waited in a stationary train.
Shortly after the incident occurred, Downtown R and Middle Village-Metropolitan Avenue-bound M trains were delayed while emergency teams worked on the tracks.
M and R trains remained partially suspended, during the late morning per the MTA, but were back in full service by the afternoon.
