You are reading

Man in critical condition after jumping in front of train at Forest Hills subway station

Jan. 25, 2017 By Hannah Wulkan

A man is in critical condition after jumping in front of an F train in Forest Hills earlier today.

According to an NYPD spokesman, a 42-year-old man jumped in front of a moving F train around 10:15 this morning in the Forest Hills-71st Continental Ave. station.

The man was taken to Jamaica Hospital for treatment and is in critical condition, with lacerations to his left leg and hand, as well as trauma to the back of his head.

E, F, M, and R train service was disrupted but has resumed with delays since the incident.

 

email the author: news@queenspost.com

3 Comments

Click for Comments 
Mikhail B

If anyone witnessed this terrible accident please, let us know. The young man didn’t show any signs of depression to finish his life this way!

Reply
Pedro Valdez Rivera Jr.

The NYC Subway System, one of the easiest places for a struggling someone to end a life without purpose: Suicides number statistics are always rampant in the past several years or so.

Reply
Mikhail

Dear Hanna or whom it may concern, i am a close relative to that man, contacting you on behalh of his 82-year-old father. We still don’t know what exactly happened. But we beleive that our relative who is still in critical condition could not do it to himself voluntary. Please let us know any details about it or anybody who happened to wittness the tragedy.

Reply

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

‘Unspeakable cruelty’: Richmond Hill stepfather accused of brutally beating 8-year-old over brownies, indicted for attempted murder

A Richmond Hill man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the attempted murder of his 8-year-old stepson nearly a year ago.

Davien Reid Sr., 43, of 88th Avenue, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Friday on the indictment charging him with attempted murder in the second degree, assault, witness intimidation and other related crimes for the brutal beating of his stepson after the youngster was accused of eating brownies intended for the defendant.

JetBlue unveils $100M Terminal 5 transformation at JFK Airport

New York’s hometown airline unveiled its plans to revitalize its flagship terminal at JFK Airport, which will undergo a $100 million extreme makeover over the next two years aligning with the Port Authority’s massive $19 billion overhaul of the international airport and its road network.

Long Island City-based JetBlue announced the overhaul at Terminal 5, which will feature more than 40 new concessions and amenities, including art installations and a redesigned center concourse. The terminal, which is managed by Fraport USA, will open throughout this year, and the terminal improvements will be completed by the end of 2026.