MTA’s new ‘modern’ subway gates send unlucky 5-year-old to hospital after head gets stuck

The MTA’s new “modern” fare gates have claimed yet another victim, this time catching the head of a 5-year-old girl, sending her to the hospital with swelling, according to her mother and the FDNY.

The kid’s head got stuck between the doors at the Broadway-Lafayette station around 1:40 p.m. on Dec. 19.

She was taken to New York Presbyterian hospital, according to the FDNY, who said the child had been freed from the terrifying experience by the time first responders arrived…

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