Man dies after falling onto tracks, touching third rail at 42nd St. station in Midtown Manhattan
A man died from severe electrical burns early Thursday after falling onto the tracks at a Midtown station and touching the third rail, police said.
The victim, who was in his 40s, caught fire after making contact with the third rail at the 42nd St./Port Authority Bus Terminal stop around 7:10 a.m., according to preliminary reports.
He was waiting on the A/C/E platform when he tumbled onto the tracks, police said. The cause of the fall was not immediately clear.
EMS rushed the man to Bellevue Hospital, where he died a short time later.
His name was not disclosed as investigators tried to confirm his identity.
