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Man Dies After Q Train Runs Him Over at 23rd Street Station, NYPD Says

By Aidan Gardiner | April 24, 2017 12:46pm

MANHATTAN — A man was found dead in the 23rd Street subway station after a Q train ran him over early Sunday, NYPD officials said.

The train suddenly stopped when its emergency brakes were triggered and the motorman discovered the body when he went out to inspect the rails in the station near Broadway about 4:30 a.m., police said.

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Police said they don't suspect any criminality was involved.