THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – A human leg was discovered on the tracks of the No. 4 subway line in the Bronx on Saturday, according to the NYPD.
The leg was found between 167th and 170th streets around 1 p.m.
Sources told PIX11 News that a train conductor was doing a sweep following the morning snowstorm and spotted the leg on the roadbed.
They stopped the train before it could run over the leg, according to sources.
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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.