A 15-year-old boy died early Friday as he tried to experience the highest of a subway prepare at a Queens station, police stated.
Cops known as to the Queensboro Plaza station discovered the teenager mendacity unconscious on the prepare tracks for the No. 7 line at about 2:45 a.m., police stated.
EMS rushed the teenager to Bellevue Hospital, the place he died of his accidents. His title was not instantly disclosed.
Cops later decided that the teenager was both using the highest of a No. 7 prepare coming into the station or trying to get onto the highest of the prepare when he fell off.
Theodore Parisienne / New York Every day Information
Cops known as to the Queensboro Plaza station discovered the teenager mendacity unconscious on the prepare tracks for the No. 7 line at about 2:45 a.m. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Every day Information)
Final month within the Bronx, a 14-year-old subway surfer was critically injured when he fell from the highest of a prepare, cops stated.
The boy was using on high of a northbound No. 5 prepare with two different teenagers when he fell and landed on the observe mattress close to the Baychester Ave. cease about 3:15 p.m. on June 16, cops stated.
Medics rushed the teenager to Jacobi Medical Heart, the place he was listed in essential however secure situation. Cops arrested a 17-year-old subway surfer on the station, charging him with reckless endangerment and trespass.
Six individuals, most of them teenagers, died subway browsing within the metropolis final 12 months, cops stated. The youngest was simply 11.
A 15-year-old boy died after authorities stated he rode on high of a Manhattan-bound 7 prepare close to the Queensboro Plaza Practice Station on Friday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Every day Information)
Up to now this 12 months, three individuals have died in subway browsing incidents. Cops have additionally arrested 79 individuals for subway browsing, 9 fewer than by this time final 12 months.
Over the previous few months, cops and the MTA have taken a multi-prong strategy to discourage thrill seekers. In June, the MTA ramped up their “Ride Inside and Stay Alive” marketing campaign that includes Queens-born BMX Athlete Nigel Sylvester.
The NYPD additionally started flying drones alongside above-ground subway strains to maintain a watch out for subway surfers.
Initially Printed: July 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM EDT
