Crime & Safety
Person Struck By L Train In Bushwick, Officials Say
Emergency responders rushed to the Dekalb Station Friday morning after a person was struck, MTA and FDNY officials said.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A person was struck by a Manhattan-bound L train during rush hour Friday morning, officials said.
The person was hit at the Dekalb Avenue station in Bushwick around 9:25 a.m., MTA and FDNY officials said.
Emergency responders rushed the person to Elmhurst Hospital in serious condition, said an FDNY spokeswoman.
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One straphanger posted video of firefighters crawling underneath an L train stopped at the station, and another said she'd witnessed the collision.
L train not running because of police investigation #mta pic.twitter.com/gw4mOVZhta
— TheLevine (@TheLevine) February 2, 2018
Well I just saw someone get hit by the train
— Einstürzende Louboutin (@negaversace) February 2, 2018
L train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan was suspended, the MTA announced on Twitter. Eighth Avenue-bound service ended at Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway-bound service ended at Lorimer Street, according to an MTA.
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The L train delays caused extreme crowding in stations across Brooklyn, straphangers reported.
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