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Man Killed by Subway Train at West 4th Street Station

A man died after being hit by this B train Wednesday.
A man died after being hit by this B train Wednesday.
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By Ben Fractenberg

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

GREENWICH VILLAGE — A man was run over and killed by a B train at West 4th Street Wednesday, snarling service for hours, MTA and FDNY officials said.

The man, who has not been identified, was hit by a southbound train in the West 4th Street station shortly before 11 a.m., said an MTA spokesman.

The incident halted service on the B train for more than two hours, and left the D train running on the A line.

It is unknown how the man came to be on the tracks.

A witness said the incident left a train conductor traumatized.

"She was crying hysterically," he said.