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Man Fatally Struck by 1 Train on Upper West Side, Officials Say

November 24, 2014 11:03am | Updated November 24, 2014 11:03am
A man died when he was hit by a 1 train in the 79th Street subway station, officials said.
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MANHATTAN — A man was fatally struck by a 1 train in the 79th Street subway station on the Upper West Side Monday morning, officials said.

The FDNY was called to West 79th Street and Broadway about 10:32 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said.

The man, whose age and name were not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesman said.

Trains along the 1 line were suspended between 42nd Street and 137th Street, the MTA said.

MTA officials did not immediately have further information.

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