New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say
Summary
A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught in the doors of a subway train, which then dragged him onto the tracks. The incident happened at the Utica Avenue station on Monday evening, and police are investigating the cause of death.Key Facts
- The man was identified as 57-year-old Yaw Boahene from Brooklyn.
- The accident happened on a Manhattan-bound A train at Utica Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
- His shopping bag got stuck in the subway doors as he was leaving the train, causing him to be dragged between cars onto the tracks.
- Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene shortly after the 6:05 pm incident.
- Subway accidents like this are rare but have happened before, including a fatal incident in 2022 involving a young man whose clothes were caught in subway doors.
- The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said subway accidents increased slightly in 2025 but the accident rate per rider actually went down by 4.7% due to higher ridership.
- Witnesses reported panic on the platform as the event unfolded.
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