Bronx: Man Is Fatally Struck by Train

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Bronx: Man Is Fatally Struck by Train

By JENNIFER 8. LEE

Published: August 24, 2007

 

[float=left][/float]A 71-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a train while leaning over on a station platform, the police said. The man, identified by the police as Tran Thang, was standing on a platform at the Fordham Road station on the No. 4 subway line with his head leaning over when he was struck shortly before 4 p.m., the police said. After being hit, Mr. Thang fell into a 19-year-old man, injuring his nose, the police said. Mr. Thang was declared dead at the scene, and the 19-year-old was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. No charges are expected to be filed, the police said.

[Eastman346 0]

I always see people doing that very sad.

[sebbieprops 0]

I see it all the time, also. Not everyone seems to realize how dangerous it is.

[R1Toasty 0]

Um, OW! When the train comes, I tend to bring my head back into the safe zone...