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30-09-2026

A 57-year-old Brooklyn man, identified as Yaw Boahene, died in a tragic subway accident after a shopping bag he was holding got caught in the doors of a northbound “A” train.

The Independent

According to the New York City Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the Utica Avenue subway station in Brooklyn as he was stepping off the train. The trapped bag caused him to be pulled backward onto the tracks, where he was struck and run over as the train departed.

The Independent

Emergency responders arrived to find him unconscious and unresponsive on the roadbed, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is set to determine the official cause of death, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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