Woman Hit and Killed by Train

A subway train hit and killed a young woman in Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Thursday.
Woman Hit and Killed by Train
3/11/2010
Updated:
3/11/2010

A subway train hit and killed a young woman in Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Thursday.

Authorities say that the woman may have climbed down to pick up a bag that fell on the tracks, according to an Associated Press report.

The accident occured at the 77th Street. station on the No. 6 line. A police spokesman said that as the train was coming, people told the woman to lie down between the tracks but she panicked and tried to hide between the platform and the train. Due to the incident, the 77th Street stop has been shut down while police investigate.