Police confirm a man was found deceased at Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College subway station, which serves the number 4 line, in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22.

 

An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News an unidentified man was observed by a witness at around 1.40 a.m. on Tuesday morning, lying on the roadbed of the southbound 4 train, at Bedford Park Boulevard-Lehman College subway station, located in the 52nd precinct and transit district 11. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Southbound 4 trains are delayed while emergency teams respond to a person struck by a train at Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College

— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) February 22, 2022

NYC Transit Subway tweeted at 1.46 a.m. on Tuesday morning that number 4 trains had been delayed while emergency teams responded to a person struck by a train at the station.

The agency later advised that southbound 4 trains were running on the express track from Woodlawn to Kingsbridge Road, and continued providing updates throughout the morning, confirming at 3.32 a.m. that 4 trains had resumed making local stops between Woodlawn and Kingsbridge Road, but were running with delays.

In a separate conversation with the NYPD,  a police official told Norwood News that the man had been lying on the roadbed at the station and that an incoming train had been unable to stop in time. Police had no other details on the incident. A police official added that police were continuing to investigate the incident but that it did not appear to be criminal in nature.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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