Teen tried to flee fight when he was struck by train in Queens: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A 17-year-old was fighting with an 18-year-old before he was struck by a subway train in Queens on Monday, according to the NYPD.
It happened near the Elmburst Avenue subway station just after 11 a.m. The teenager hit the 18-year-old with a bottle, per police.
The 17-year-old then jumped onto the train tracks to flee when he was struck by an incoming F train, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 18-year-old suffered an injury to his nose and a laceration to the right side of his head, per police.
E, F, M and R trains were severely delayed as a result, according to the MTA. Normal service resumed later on Monday.
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