"The operator of a Manhattan-bound M train felt an impact while entering the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station and stopped. A motorman climbed down to the track bed and found an injured person trapped beneath the lead car."
"The FDNY received a 911 call at 12:03 p.m. and dispatched units to the scene. A rescue train responded to the scene and safely removed approximately 60 passengers from the M train, and then power was shut down to allow rescue crews to operate."
"The FDNY and NYPD Emergency Service Units removed the civilian from the tracks. EMS pronounced the person dead on the scene at 12:28. The gender of the deceased victim has not been determined, an NYPD spokesman said on Thursday afternoon."
"Service along the E, F, M and R Lines was suspended for around an hour while the emergency teams removed the body from the track bed. Service was restored and running with delays in both directions, according to an MTA spokesperson. No criminality is suspected and the investigation remains ongoing, the NYPD spokesman said."
An M train struck a person at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station in Elmhurst around noon. The Manhattan-bound train operator felt an impact while entering the station and stopped. A motorman went down to the track bed and found an injured person trapped beneath the lead car. FDNY received a 911 call at 12:03 p.m. and dispatched units. A rescue train removed about 60 passengers from the M train, and power was shut down to allow rescue operations. FDNY and NYPD Emergency Service Units removed the person from the tracks. EMS pronounced the person dead at 12:28 p.m. Service on the E, F, M, and R lines was suspended for about an hour, then restored with delays. No criminality was suspected and the investigation continued.
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