""It's heartbreaking that two young girls are gone because they somehow thought riding outside a subway train was an acceptable game," NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said in a statement. "Parents, teachers, and friends need to be clear with loved ones: getting on top of a subway car isn't 'surfing'- it's suicide," he continued. "I'm thinking of both the grieving families, and transit workers who discovered these children, all of whom have been horribly shaken by this tragedy.""
"The victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim is believed to be between 13-and 18-years-old, the sources said. Officers were seen speaking to three teen boys inside the station, then driving two of the boys away in a cruiser. Cops and firemen were also seen carrying a plastic bag and skateboard out of the station. It's unclear if the items belonged to the victims, who have yet to be publicly identified."
"The girls were with a group of about 15 teens running around inside the train before they were found on the roof, witnesses told police. The deadly trend, driven by social media, has been on the upswing in recent years as teens post videos of subway surfing, officials have said. Between 2018 and 2022, just five people died riding outside trains."
Two teenage girls were found unconscious and unresponsive on top of a Brooklyn-bound J train at the Marcy Avenue-Broadway station and were pronounced dead at the scene. One victim was 13; the second is believed to be between 13 and 18. Witnesses reported the girls had been with about 15 teens running through the train before being found on the roof. Officers spoke with three teen boys and drove two away; responders carried a plastic bag and a skateboard from the station, though ownership is unclear. Subway-surfing fatalities have risen as social media encourages the dangerous stunt, increasing yearly deaths.
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