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Man dragged to death after bag caught in doors of Brooklyn A train
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- A 57-year-old man, Yaw Boahene, was killed after becoming trapped in the doors of an A train and dragged at the Utica Avenue subway station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Monday evening.
- Boahene was exiting the train when his bag got caught in the doors, causing him to be pulled between train cars and onto the tracks, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Witnesses described the incident as traumatic, with panic spreading on the platform and calls made to police for assistance.
- Officials believe the incident was accidental, but investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances leading to the man's death.
- Similar fatal incidents have occurred previously in the NYC subway system, including cases in 2016 and 2022.
