Man running on tracks critical after being struck by UWS subway train

W72nd Street subway station
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man is in critical condition after he was struck by a subway train on the Upper West Side early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

EMS responded to a 911 report of a person struck by a train on the downtown platform at 72nd Street station near Central Park at about 2:35 a.m.

According to police, the man was struck by the train while running on the tracks.

He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital.

No criminality is suspected, the NYPD said.

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