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Man on tracks fatally struck by downtown 1 train in Chelsea: sources

Police tend to man fatally struck on tracks of 1 train
A man was reportedly struck and killed by a Manhattan train Wednesday afternoon, the MTA and sources familiar with the investigation said.
Photo by Dean Moses

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.

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A man was reportedly struck and killed by a Manhattan train Wednesday afternoon, the MTA and sources familiar with the investigation said.Photo by Dean Moses

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.

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