A 59yr old man, an employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, died on the job today inside the College Point Bus Depot on 28th Avenue in Queens.
The tragedy occurred when a bus driver, backing up her bus, struck him as he performed his duties. Emergency Medical Service personnel and First Responders rushed to the scene, but the man could not be saved. It is unclear whether the driver faces any charges. The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad will determine the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate event.
Long Island Rail Road service was disrupted after a man was struck and killed by the 5:08 train, heading from Speonk to Penn Station, at the Baldwin Station on Brooklyn Avenue at Grand Avenue in Nassau County. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department is conducting an Investigation into the circumstances of this incident.
Three men, all MTA workers, were taken to Saint Lukes Hospital after they were reportedly struck by a piece of steel while working along the tracks near a boom truck on an elevated section of the Metro North Line on Park Avenue near East 101st Street in Manhattan.