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A 14-year-old boy in Brooklyn fell off the tracks while surfing on the roof of a moving subway car and is now in critical condition. In New York City, there have been several deaths and injuries from subway surfing in recent years, and police and the MTA are making ongoing efforts to prevent traffic jams.
was a 14 year old boybrooklyn (brooklyn ) traveling in a lineunderground passage While surfing he accidentally fell on the roof of the car. At present his condition is critical and his life is in danger.
Police said that on the afternoon of the 3rd, a teenager was surfing on the roof of a northbound subway car. When the subway was about to enter the Hewes Street station on the J/M Line, the roof collapsed onto the tracks.
At 3:43 p.m., police and emergency personnel arrived at the scene after receiving a 911 call and sent the male teenager to Bianwei Hospital for rescue. His condition was serious. No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation.
Subway surfing is a dangerous stunt that has resulted in several injuries and deaths in New York City. So far 13 people have died. Till May 27 this year, police have arrested 83 teenagers for surfing or attempting to do so in or behind metro trains.
In July, a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured after colliding with a beam at Broad Channel station. In May, a 14-year-old boy died and an 18-year-old boy was seriously injured while subway surfing near the Williamsburg Bridge.
The New York City Police Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have launched educational campaigns to discourage children from engaging in such behavior. In addition, some public safety awareness campaigns and preventive measures are also online. In October 2025, the MTA installed “experimental” separation barriers between some subway cars.
Some parents who have lost children are working with the city to educate the public about the practice of subway surfing, which has become popular on social media and has proven fatal and causes immense grief to families.
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The injured person is a 14-year-old teenager. He fell over the railing while surfing on the subway roof and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. At present his condition is critical and his life is in danger.
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The incident occurred on the afternoon of the 3rd near Hughes Street station on the J/M Line. At the time, the boy was surfing on the roof of a northbound train. When the train was about to enter the station he lost his footing and fell.
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The New York City Police Department and the MTA have launched educational campaigns to discourage children from participating. The MTA has also installed experimental separation barriers between some trains and continues to work with parents to promote safety.
