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Man Seriously Hurt on 6 Train Tracks in Bronx, Officials Say

Julie Shapiro

By Julie Shapiro on January 18, 2013 9:27pm

A man was pulled from the 6 train tracks at the Parkchester station in serious condition Jan. 18, 2013, officials said.

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THE BRONX — A man was found seriously hurt on the 6 train tracks in The Bronx Friday evening, officials said.

Emergency responders pulled the man from the tracks at the Parkchester Avenue station, at Westchester Avenue and Hugh J. Grant Circle, about 8:45 p.m., the FDNY said.

The man was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in serious condition, the FDNY said.

It was not immediately clear how the man wound up on the tracks and whether he was hit by a train.

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