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Woman Fatally Struck by M Train in Apparent Suicide, the NYPD Says

By Dusica Malesevic | August 19, 2016 10:15am
 A woman was fatally struck by a M train Friday.
A woman was fatally struck by a M train Friday.
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ELMHURST — A woman committed suicide by jumping in front of an M train killed Friday morning, according to police.

The woman standing on the platform leaped as a southbound M train entered the Elmhurst Avenue station at 8:54 a.m., according to the NYPD and MTA spokesman Chris McKniff.

The fire department, NYPD and emergency services were at the scene, the FDNY said.

Service was disrupted on E, F, M and R trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Queens Plaza, according to the MTA website.