Crime & Safety
Person Hit By Train At Brooklyn's 7th Avenue Station, MTA Says
A person was hit by a train at the Seventh Avenue station in Brooklyn Friday evening, the MTA said.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A person was hit by a train in a Brooklyn subway station during rush hour Friday, the MTA announced.
The unidentified person was struck on the northbound tracks at the Seventh Avenue B and Q train station at about 5:15 p.m., according to the MTA.
The FDNY did not immediately respond to Patch's request for more information about the person's condition, but straphanger Megan Hovick tweeted her B train had hit a woman whom firefighters were working to rescue.
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@MTA we hit someone. Firefighters are getting her now. B train 7th ave Manhattan bound. pic.twitter.com/7IjCrYzc36
— Megan Hovick (@MeganHovick) April 26, 2019
B train service was halted in both directions between Brighton Beach and the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station, officials said.
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Transit officials warned straphangers to expect "significant delays" on the B, D, N and Q lines.
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