Two people were struck and killed by separate New York City subway trains on Monday afternoon, in two grim incidents that unfolded only minutes apart in Midtown Manhattan and Long Island City, Queens. The victims were pronounced dead at the Lexington Avenue–53rd Street station and the Court Square–23rd Street complex, and investigators remained on the tracks into the afternoon.
Officials’ accounts
The FDNY said the first emergency call came in around 12:38 p.m., when crews arrived at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street and found a person on the tracks who was dead on arrival, according to PIX11. Officials did not immediately release the victim’s identity or say how the person ended up on the tracks, and city agencies said investigators were working to determine whether the incident was accidental or criminal.
Second strike in Queens
Roughly four minutes later, FDNY crews were dispatched to the Court Square–23rd Street station complex in Long Island City, where they found another person dead on…..