Boy, 14, dies ‘subway surfing’ in New York after his head strikes a piece of metal over train tracks and he is thrown 20 feet
- The fatal subway surfing incident happened Saturday night and involved a Manhattan-bound 7 train at the Queensboro Plaza station
- It was not clear if the surfer clung to the side or rear of the subway car, or if he was on top. The youth was not identified by police
- Teenagers at a nearby fast-food restaurant mourned the boy’s passing, including one who blames himself for not stopping the youth from taking the deadly ride
A teenage boy died after he struck his head on a piece of metal while riding the exterior of a train on New York’s subway Saturday night, authorities said.
The fatal ‘subway surfing’ incident happened about 8:45 p.m., when the youth fell from a Manhattan-bound 7 train at the Queensboro Plaza station, reports the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The surfer, who has not been identified, was found about 20 feet beyond the elevated, outdoor station, police said.
First responders arrive at the Queensboro Plaza subway station in New York Saturday night when a youth was killed after riding the exterior of a train
First responders enter a train at the Queensboro Plaza station, after a youth died while surfing on a Manhattan-bound 7 train Saturday night
Authorities bagged the body of the boy and carried it out of the station, bound for the medical examiner’s office to confirm the cause of his death
He is believed to be about 14, said cops.
It was not clear if the youth was clinging to the side or rear of the train car, or whether he was possibly on top.
An NYPD spokesperson did not immediately respond when DailyMail.com reached out for an update.
The MTA tweeted for hours Saturday night that it was bypassing 7 and N trains away from the tall train station at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, while the youth’s death was being investigated
Firefighters descend from the Queensboro Plaza station where they were called to help in the investigation of the fatal subway surfing incident Saturday night
Officials from New York’s Medical Examiner’s Office are pictured carrying the bagged body of the youth who was killed while subway surfing on a Manhattan-bound 7 train Saturday night
The body of the youth who was killed while subway surfing Saturday night at the Queensboro Plaza station is taken by New York’s medical examiner’s office to confirm the cause of death. The victim, believed to be 14, was not identified
A paramedic is pictured outside the Queensboro Plaza station where a youth died while subway surfing Saturday night. A group of teens mourned the 14-year-old boy from a nearby fast-food restaurant as the investigation was underway
The MTA tweeted for hours Saturday night that it was bypassing 7 and N trains away from the tall train station at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, while the youth’s death was being investigated.
A group of teens mourned the youth from a nearby fast-food restaurant as the investigation was underway, the Daily News reports.
One of the youths told the news outlet that he blamed himself.
‘It’s my fault’, the youth told the News. ‘I always go up with him when he asks me. I should have told him no’.
It was not clear how the youth who died was riding the subway car at the outdoor, elevated subway station at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, on the Queens side (file photo)
Authorities did not say if the boy was clinging to the subway car or riding on top. The NYPD did not immediately respond when DailyMail.com reached out for an update (file photo)