Dog Killed After Hitting Third Rail On NYC Subway Tracks

NEW YORK CITY — A dog died after it fell onto the subway tracks and was electrocuted at a Lower Manhattan train station Monday morning, police said.

Officers found the dog on the tracks next to the third rail around 9:40 a.m. The dog was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Daily News and Gothamist, the dog was a chow chow named Meatball. It is not known how the dog ended up on the subway tracks, but it may have gotten from its owner.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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