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Woman Fatally Struck by 1 Train, Officials Say

By Aidan Gardiner | March 23, 2015 12:41pm
 She was killed inside the 207th Street subway station in Inwood, police said.
She was killed inside the 207th Street subway station in Inwood, police said.
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MANHATTAN — A woman was fatally struck by a southbound 1 train in Inwood Monday morning, officials said.

The woman, whose age was not immediately released, was on the tracks when the train struck her in the 207th Street subway station near 10th Avenue about 10:30 a.m., MTA and NYPD officials said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

NYPD officials said they were still trying to figure out how she came to be on the tracks.

Trains along the 1 line were suspended between 168th and 207th streets, an MTA spokeswoman said.

Riders should check the MTA website for service updates.