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Man Struck and Killed by A Train in Clinton Hill, Police Say

By Aidan Gardiner | January 13, 2017 9:46am

BROOKLYN — A man was struck and killed by an A train in Clinton Hill Friday morning, NYPD officials said.

The victim, who police were still trying to identify, was on the tracks at the Clinton-Washington Avenue station at about 4 a.m. when the train struck him, police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police described the man as in his 40s or 50s.

It wasn't immediately clear why he was on the tracks, police said.

Last year saw the lowest number of subway fatalities — 48 — in five years, according to MTA data.