Body found inside Manhattan subway tracks

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are investigating after a man's body was found on the tracks inside a Manhattan subway tunnel Friday morning, according to transit officials.

The operator of an uptown 5 train discovered the man’s body north of the Canal St. station just after 9 a.m., MTA officials said.

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Police later determined that the victim, believed to be a homeless man in his 40s, was hit by a previous train on the tracks.

It is unclear how or when the man entered the tunnel.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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