New York – Police are investigating the death of a man who killed in an accident at a crowded subway station in midtown Manhattan.
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It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the 42nd Street and Grand Central subway station.
Police say the 39-year-old man from Queens got his clothing or bag caught on a moving train and was dragged down the platform and onto the tracks where he struck an electric power box.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released.
According to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority official, the platform was not crowded at the time, and it appeared that the train was already moving when the man entered the platform. The official said it was unclear why the man made contact with the train.
An unnamed law enforcement official told the New York Times that surveillance video shows the man being pulled into the tunnel as the subway train pulls away, and that train operators were alerted to what had happened when his body struck an electrical box, causing a flash.
The MTA tweeted Tuesday night that service had been disrupted because of the accident.
The Times reported that witnesses saw the man walking along the yellow stripe that runs along subway platforms as a warning not to stand too close to the edge.
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