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‘Emotionally Disturbed’ Man Attempted Suicide at 67th Ave. Station

Sept. 26, 2018 By Tara Law

Train service at the 67th Avenue (M/R) subway station was briefly interrupted this morning when an “emotionally disturbed” man got down onto the train tracks in an apparent suicide attempt, police said.

Police said that the man, 59, got down onto the tracks at around 8 a.m. this morning and “attempted to harm himself.”

Police managed to subdue the man and emergency responders transported him to Elmhurst Hospital.

The incident interrupted train service for about 15 minutes, according to the MTA’s Twitter account.

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