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Doomed pair struck by NYC subway may have been so disoriented they didn’t hear oncoming train: sources
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Navam Kaul and Malaika Chitre, both 24, were fatally struck by a No. 4 train at the Spring Street subway station in Manhattan after ending up on the tracks early Sunday morning.
- Sources suggest the pair may have been intoxicated and unaware of the approaching train, with video showing them calmly sitting on the tracks before the collision.
- The train operator reported that Chitre appeared to be laughing while trying to pull Kaul, and was unable to brake in time to prevent the accident.
- Authorities are investigating whether intoxication or other factors, including the possibility of suicide, contributed to the incident; no suicide notes were found.
- This tragedy follows a recent fatal subway accident involving MTA worker Moet McCullum and highlights a rising trend in subway train collisions with pedestrians, with 97 fatalities reported in 2023 alone.
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