MAN, 58, KILLED BY D TRAIN AT 72ND ST. SUBWAY STATION

A man was struck and killed by a subway train on the upper West Side Saturday morning, authorities said.

The 58-year-old, identified as John Williams of Washington Heights, was trying to retrieve something he dropped on the tracks when he was struck by a downtown D train at the 72nd St. station on Central Park West. He was hit about 6:45 a.m.

Emergency medical services brought Williams to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Cops said no criminality is suspected.

via Man, 58, killed by D train at 72nd St. subway station – NY Daily News.


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