NEW YORK CITY — Video circulating on social media shows the moment first responders help remove a 2-year-old girl's hand which got stuck in a train door earlier this week.
The incident happened at the Flushing Avenue and Broadway station on Wednesday around 1 a.m.
It is believed the child's hand got stuck in the train door while passengers were boarding and leaving the train.
Video shows passengers and an MTA worker attempting to help the child and get her hand free.
FDNY personnel then arrived at the scene and were able to free the child’s hand from the subway door.
EMS took the toddler to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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