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One person was killed by a New York subway train on Wednesday night.
They were hit along the 4/5/6 line at the Astor Place station.
Police pronounced the victim dead and said she was trapped under the train.
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One person was reportedly killed by a New York City Subway train moments before the system’s evening rush hour.
The person was hit along the 4/5/6 line at the Astor Place stop around 5 p.m.
Police said the person was pronounced dead after being trapped under the train.
Emergency crews could be seen at the subway stop trying to reach the unnamed victim.
The 4/5/6 trains begin in Lower Manhattan and extend to 125th Street in East Harlem. The incident was reported at 464 Lafayette Street.
One person was reportedly killed by a New York City Subway train along the 4/5/6 line at the Astor Place stop.
The incident was reported to police around 5pm on Wednesday.
Emergency crews could be seen at the subway stop trying to reach the unnamed victim.
The incident brought the popular 4/5/6 subway line in New York City to a halt shortly before rush hour began.
Astor Place is along the 4/5/6 line that runs from the Financial District to the Bronx.
There is no southbound 6 train service at 33 St, 28 St, 23 St, Astor Pl, Bleeker St, Spring St and Canal St, the Subway system told riders.
Southbound 6 trains now run express from Grand Central-42 St to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
The MTA has made announcements about the incident and delays on their social media and through their app, as they said the 4/5/6 is expected to be disrupted “until at least 6:10 pm.”
People on social media have complained about long delays during rush hours.
One person posted: ‘Yo @NYCTSubway: rush hour trains are [s***]! There was a 7 minute wait for the Uptown 6 at 23rd Street. So I walk to the yellow line at 23rd. The next destination to Astoria W is 10 MINUTES away!!
“I waited 15 minutes on a stopped train until they moved it one stop and then they told us the train was turning around,” said another.
NYC subway line plunged into chaos as person is struck ‘and killed’ by train at Astor Place station