BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An 11-year-old child died while subway surfing in Brooklyn Monday morning, sources told PIX11 News.
It happened near the 4th Avenue-9th Street station around 10:15 a.m., according to the FDNY. The boy fell off a G train onto the tracks below, the NYPD said.
F and G subway service is severely disrupted as the NYPD investigated the station, according to the MTA. There is no G service between Church Avenue and Bedford-Nostrand avenues in both directions. Northbound F trains are running express from Church Avenue to Jay Street.
The agency is encouraging riders to avoid the two lines entirely and take A, B, C, D, E, F, M, and R trains or local buses.
For more train service updates, check the MTA's website.
It's not the first dangerous subway surfing incident in recent months. In June, a 13-year-old boy was killed while subway surfing in the Bronx, just days after a 14-year-old was injured while subway surfing in Queens, sources told PIX11 News.
“These incidents are tragic reminders that riding outside of subway cars is extremely dangerous, not a cheap thrill," said NYC Transit Interim President Demetrius Crichlow in June.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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