Person Hit By Train At Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue: MTA

BROOKLYN, NY — A person hit by a train at Marcy Avenue station Tuesday night was one of three New Yorkers struck by trains in 12 hours, according to the MTA.

The person was hit at the Brooklyn J/M/Z station just after 9:30 p.m., according to MTA alerts.

The incident halted J and M trains between Delancey Street in Manhattan and Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn for two hours while emergency crews responded to the Marcy Avenue station, according to the transit agency. The trains resumed around 11:30 p.m. with delays, alerts show.

The NYPD and FDNY did not immediately have details about the condition of the person who was hit by the train, who was among three people hit on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

A man hit at Spring Street Tuesday night was spotted on the tracks, but too late for a train to stop, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m., according to police.

Another man was struck along the 7 line near Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The man, 30, was also in the train bed and was in critical condition after the collision, police said.

Subway falls, pushes and collisions with people have always been a persistent fear and feature of New York City's transit system. But a high-profile spate of incidents has renewed calls by advocates for platform doors and other safety measures to protect New Yorkers from being struck by trains.