Traffic & Transit
Person Hit And Killed By Train In Bed-Stuy: FDNY
A person was struck by a train at the Utica Avenue station on Tuesday afternoon, MTA officials said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A person was hit and killed by a train in Bed-Stuy on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The person was struck by a train just after 1 p.m. at the Bed-Stuy station, according to a Tweet from the MTA. An FDNY spokesperson confirmed at 2 p.m. that they had died at the station.
A and C trains weredelayed and skipping some stations as emergency responders were at Utica Avenue.
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Northbound C trains were running express from Broadway Junction to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Utica Avenue station was being skipped, according to Tweets from around 1:30 p.m.
The trains started making all stops again around 2:30 p.m., the MTA said.
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