A 24-year-old man from Sayreville, New Jersey, and a 24-year-old woman from Dayton, New York, were killed Sunday morning when they were struck by a subway train in Manhattan.
Video footage shared online shows the pair sitting on the subway tracks at the Spring Street station as a southbound Number 4 Train approached. They appeared to be looking at the oncoming train before impact. The train operator applied the emergency brakes, but it was too late.
Law enforcement received a call at approximately 3:14 a.m. regarding two individuals struck by a train. First responders found the man and woman unresponsive, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, according to an NYPD spokesperson. The identities of the individuals are being withheld pending family notification.
Investigators are reportedly examining whether alcohol may have been a factor in the incident, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
This incident follows a fatal on-the-job accident on September 3, when Moet McCullum, a 41-year-old MTA construction flagger, was killed by a D Train at the 161st Street - Yankee Stadium station. McCullum was on the southbound tracks preparing to set up lights when she was struck. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating her death.
Earlier in the summer, there were other subway-related incidents. In July, an elderly woman was pushed onto the tracks at the 57th Street and Seventh Avenue station but was rescued by bystanders. In June, a nurse in the Bronx was pushed into the side of an oncoming train, sustaining injuries.