Man Dragged To Death By New York Subway Train After Bag Gets Caught In Door

A 57-year-old man named Yaw Boahene was tragically dragged to his death by a New York City subway train on Monday evening. The incident occurred at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area during rush hour. Boahene, who used a cane, was exiting a northbound A train when his blue plastic shopping bag became caught in the train doors as they were closing.

Despite banging on the doors with his cane, the thin plastic bag likely evaded the train's sensors, leading to Boahene being pulled along with the train. He struck a wall before falling onto the tracks where the train continued to run over him. Police found Boahene unconscious on the tracks and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has removed the train operator and conductor from service as part of their routine investigation. The train involved was one of the newer models in the MTA's fleet and had been inspected recently without any mechanical issues found.

This type of incident has occurred previously on New York's subway system, such as in 2022 when a 20-year-old commuter died after his backpack or piece of clothing got caught in the doors while boarding a train at Columbus Circle station.