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Man Killed By Train After Dropping Phone On NYC Subway Tracks

  • A man was struck and killed by a subway train on Christmas on Sunday after he jumped onto the tracks at a Queens station to retrieve his phone, police said.
  • The 46-year-old straphanger was standing on the northbound platform at the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue station when he dropped his cellphone onto the roadbed just after 11:30 p.m.
  • He hopped off the platform to grab the phone but was unable to get back up before a northbound F train came barreling through the station, according to police.
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