You are reading

L Train Service Temporarily Suspended Between Brooklyn and Manhattan After Person Jumps Onto Bedford Ave Tracks

Jan. 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez

L train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan was temporarily suspended after a person jumped onto the tracks at Williamsburg’s Bedford Ave. station this morning.

The New York City Subway tweeted at 11:45 a.m. that there was no L train service between Myrtle-Wyckoff and 1 Av because of an injured passenger at the station.

Witnesses saw a person jump onto the tracks of the Manhattan-bound side at around 11:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said. The spokesperson confirmed that the person was stuck under the train.

By 12:11 P.M., the MTA said L trains are bypassing the Bedford Avenue station in both directions due to NYPD activity at the station.

Screenshot from video streamed via the Citizen app.

Video streamed from the Citizen app shows several FDNY workers on the tracks peering below the stopped train.

The victim’s status remains unknown.

L service resumed in both directions by 12:10 p.m., according to the New York City Subway. Residual delays are to be expected.

 

email the author: [email protected]
No comments yet

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Brooklyn Paramount theater reopens in grand restoration, return to Baroque splendor

Mar. 28, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith

Just shy of 100 years since the grand French Baroque Brooklyn Paramount theater first opened its doors as a music and movie hall in Fort Greene, it is ready for its second act. The theater reopened this week following a five-year restoration and conversion project back to its original entertainment use, after decades spent as an extremely ornate college basketball court.