Man Struck and Killed by 6 Train on Upper East Side: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN, NY — A man was struck and killed by a 6 train on the Upper East Side early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.

The unidentified man died at the scene when he was struck by the train at the intersection of 86th Street and Lexington Avenue around 5:25 a.m.. Police said there appears to be no criminality in relation to the incident.

The New York Daily News reported that the man appeared "intoxicated." A spokesman for the NYPD said he did not have information on how the man came to be on the tracks.

Patch will update this report.

Image via Google Street View, 86th and Lexington Subway Stop