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North Jersey Man, 20, Dragged, Killed By Train In Manhattan Subway Station North Jersey Man, 20, Dragged, Killed By Train In Manhattan Subway Station
North Jersey Man, 20, Dragged, Killed By Train In Manhattan Subway Station Shock and sorrow spread with the news that a young Westwood man was accidentally dragged and killed by a subway train at the Columbus Circle station in Manhattan. Joseph Ancona, 20, apparently tried to board a southbound No. 1 train when his clothing got caught in a subway door at the station off 59th Street around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, city police said. “The victim was then dragged and struck by [another] train,” the NYPD reported. Ancona was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It wasn't clear whether the conductor was aware of what was happening or why the doors didn't automati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Laughing Homeless Man Derails NYC Subway In West Village, Authorities Say UPDATE: Laughing Homeless Man Derails NYC Subway In West Village, Authorities Say
Update: Laughing Homeless Man Derails NYC Subway In West Village, Authorities Say A Manhattan subway train derailed Sunday morning after a laughing homeless man tossed construction materials onto the tracks, authorities said. Three of the 30 or so passengers on board sustained injuries in the 8:17 a.m. derailment, which left the uptown A train stuck about 100 feet into the tunnel at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in the West Village, they said. The train was entering the busy station when it struck metal plates that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority uses to secure tracks to the beds. Three of the cars jumped the tracks, scraped the pillars between the beds and sm…

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by Jerry DeMarco