Man killed after falling onto tracks while waiting for A train at Arverne station: NYPD

There is no criminality suspected in the death of a man who allegedly took a fatal fall onto the tracks at the Beach 60th Street subway station in Arverne on Nov. 11, according to the NYPD.

The 61-year-old man was waiting for an A train on the northbound platform at the station at 12:05 p.m., when he appeared to have a medical episode causing him to fall onto the track bed where he made contact with the electrified third rail, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.

Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway responded to a 911 call of a man in need of medical attention. Upon their arrival, officers found the victim lying on the tracks…

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