UPDATE: Man Fatally Struck By L Train At Third Avenue

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A man was struck by a L train at Third Avenue this morning, and initial reports say he is dead. The MTA has suspended L service in both directions between Bedford Avenue and 8th Avenue.

Update, 12:40 p.m.: L train service has been restored between Bedford and 8th Avenues. The Post confirms that the victim, a 22-year-old male, is dead: "Cops said the subway smashed into the 22-year-old when he was standing on the tracks between the Union Square and Third Avenue subway stops about 8:25 a.m. It was unclear why he was on the tracks. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. About two hundred straphangers evacuated the train, walking along a platform in the tunnel before they exited at Third Avenue."

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By Jen Chung in News on January 21, 2012 9:35 AM

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CurmudgeonNYC

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weissadam

what a sad situation... i hope the operator is ok. i was on a BART train in oakland once that ran over a man on the tracks. the man was pulled out in one piece and was ok, the operator, however, was shaking so violently he looked like he was having a seizure.

jibbly

Suicide. Drunks and junkies would be passed out on the tracks, not standing and waiting for their death.

pillow_case

If this is a suicide, this is definitely one of the more selfish acts of suicide (pretty much all are) My day was fucked this morning as I ended up having to take the J to the F instead, no M trains!

Carter Yasutake

Boo fucking hoo. You know. This guy is dead. This person who meant something to someone who was at an age where life is just beginning; is dead. Forget about the circumstances of how he died for a second and just appreciate that a life has been lost unnecessarily.

And now think that all you have to say about this tragedy is some vapid complaint that your "day was fucked this morning as I ended up having to take the J to the F instead". In retrospect, does your statement resonate as callous and shameful?

pillow_case

No, because suicide is absolutely selfish and indeed harmful to others when they see it happen. death is an everyday thing worldwide, yeah it sucks, people die. but it sucks when people throw it in our faces, it's that much more of a selfish act.

Carter Yasutake

Do you see death everyday? Do you work in emergency services or as a cop or were you in the armed services? Death is not an everyday thing for most Americans. I don't see death everyday. And regardless of your experience, the "death" you're referencing is experienced from a very safe 2nd-hand+ position.

But the people I do know who have experienced death on that abnormal level, don't disregard their humanity and don't marginalize death, even because of their own inconvenience. Your outlook is spoiled, first-world, self-aggrandizing and bullshit.

Tonytonybaloney

You're assuming he committed suicide; forgetting you have no idea what was the cause of him being down in the tracks.

pillow_case

true.

Emmily_Litella

People hurry down platform edges with their back to the direction of train movement. Don’t be one of them and this type of accident won’t happen to you.