NEW YORK — A subway rider in Brooklyn was dragged to his loss of life in a freak accident on the tracks. The man died after he bought caught within the hole between the practice and platform and was hit by an oncoming practice. 

While transit officers are nonetheless piecing collectively precisely what occurred on the station in Midwood, they stated the 37-year-old sufferer was caught and couldn’t break away in time, CBS2’s Thalia Perez reported Thursday. 

Police stated Marcus Bryant was exiting a northbound Q practice on the Avenue M station at round 11:50 p.m. Wednesday and someway slipped into the hole.

“We do not think this is a door incident. We believe he was caught between the platform and the train,” stated New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “We’re trying to determine exactly where this occurred, but it clearly occurred on the platform.” 

After getting caught, Bryant was dragged onto the tracks and hit by an oncoming practice, officers stated.

“So, unclear, you know, what the exact cause of death was, first or second train,” Davey stated.

The NYPD says 89 individuals have been struck by a practice in New York City thus far this yr, up from 53 individuals by this time final yr.

“There is always issues. Sometimes the platform is way farther than that,” commuter Rami Sultana informed CBS2’s Ali Bauman.

“Who would ever think that going to work or coming home from work, something like this would happen?” commuter Yossi Acoca stated.

Both practice crews concerned have been taken off obligation whereas the MTA investigates whether or not the right protocols had been adopted.

“A conductor should have his or her head out the window when the doors close and be looking to the left and to the right for approximately 75 feet. That’s our normal protocol,” Davey stated.

Riders hope security measures might be taken to make sure it would not occur to another person.

“It makes me want to look out more for my fellow passengers, actually. You know, make sure that they’re all in the train, on the train,” one lady stated. 

“Sometimes I think the conductor does not wait enough for everybody to get in, and I think it should be considered, but MTA that you wait. You know, actually look, make sure everybody’s inside safely,” Ingrid Adams stated. 

The horrifying particulars simply add to the uneasiness commuters say they already really feel taking the subway.

“I talk to my friends and they’re always like, I’m scared to take the train, and I’m like, it is scary, but it’s the most taken way of transportation, so you can’t really avoid it,” commuter Sreydy Ziobro stated.

“We have a responsibility to ourselves to make sure we should be as safe as we possibly could … Look out for fellow New Yorkers, and tourists, of course,” Acoca stated.

Police say CCTV cameras had been working on the station and authorities are actually reviewing these tapes.