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Man fatally hit by R train after falling onto tracks in Brooklyn

The 27-year-old fell onto the tracks and was hit by an R train, police said
The 27-year-old fell onto the tracks and was hit by an R train, police said.
Jiraya Plangpongpan/Getty Images, File photo

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man was struck and killed by an R train after he fell onto the tracks at a Brooklyn subway station early Thursday, police said.

The 27-year-old was struck by a train around 12 a.m. on the southbound R tracks of the Prospect Avenue station in South Park Slope.


EMS transported him to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Southbound D, N and R trains were impacted by the emergency response. Service had returned to normal by Thursday morning.