Traffic & Transit
Person Hit And Killed By Train in Crown Heights: FDNY
The person was hit around 7:30 a.m. at Kingston Avenue station, according to officials.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A person was hit and killed by a train at Kingston Avenue station early Monday morning, authorities said.
The person was hit shortly before 7:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn station, which serves the 3 train near Eastern Parkway. The person was pronounced dead at the station, according to FDNY.
Both 3 and 4 trains were stalled as emergency responders flocked the station, according to transit officials. The trains started back up shortly after 9 a.m., but officials said straphanger should expect delays on the 3, 4 and 5 lines.
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3 and 4 trains have resumed making their regular stops between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and Crown Hts-Utica Av in both directions after emergency teams responded to someone struck by a train at Kingston Av. https://t.co/X7fZg5nENl
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