Man Killed After Falling Onto Subway Tracks Throughout Platform Combat

A person died after falling onto prepare tracks and getting hit by a prepare throughout a struggle the place one of many two combatants dropped a cellular phone onto the tracks beneath, cops say.

In one more lethal incident to happen throughout the NYC transit system, authorities mentioned two males ran into one another on the platform on the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights station round 6 p.m. on Monday, amidst the night commuter rush, based on NBC New York.

A cellular phone belonging to the suspect fell onto the prepare tracks. and he demanded the sufferer go get it.

Combat Began After Two Males Bumped Into Every Different, With One Dropping Their Telephone Onto Prepare Tracks

The opposite man refused to retrieve it, prompting the 2 to struggle. The sufferer, recognized as 48-year-old Heriberto Quintana, in the end ended up on the tracks as a prepare was getting into the station.

Quintana was taken to Elmhurst Hospital the place he died, police mentioned.

The opposite man concerned within the struggle, described as a 50-year-old man, was taken into police custody.

Authorities at the moment are reviewing surveillance footage to see if the suspect pushed Quintana off the platform or if he fell on his personal.

No prices have been filed as of Tuesday.

Quintana’s demise triggered huge delays on the E/F/M/R strains going out and in of Queens. The Lengthy Island Rail Highway ended up selecting up a few of the slack, and cross-honored MetroCard holders in each instructions.

Quintana’s Demise Is Ninth To Happen In NYC Subway System In 2022, Fifth To Happen Over Final Two Weeks

The incident was the ninth demise within the subway system this yr, and the fifth within the transit system during the last two weeks.

On Friday, a teen was shot to demise on a transferring prepare in Far Rockaway.

In the meantime, three different individuals have been stabbed to demise since September 30, with two in subway assaults and a 3rd on a metropolis bus.

On Saturday (October 15) a person was pushed onto the prepare tracks within the Bronx, with police calling the assault unprovoked. Surveillance video launched the subsequent day reveals because the unidentified assailant approaches the person earlier than shoving him down onto the tracks earlier than the arrival of an incoming 6 prepare, based on the outlet.

The person in that incident fortunately survived after a bunch of Good Samaritans helped him get off of the tracks and again onto the platform. The suspect in that case has but to be caught.