BEDFORD STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) — A man in his 50s was killed after being dragged by an A train at a Brooklyn subway station Monday evening when his bag became caught in closing train doors, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
The fatal incident happened just before 5:50 p.m. at the Utica Avenue station near Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Investigators said the man’s bag became trapped in the doors of a southbound A train as it was preparing to leave the station. It wasn’t immediately clear if he was getting on or off the train at the time.<\/p>\n
As the train pulled away, the man was dragged along the platform and struck a pole, suffering severe trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
The victim’s identity was not immediately released.<\/p>\n
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and how the rider became caught in the train doors.<\/p>\n
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