So sometime yesterday a man was out on the train platform in Bedford Ave near the L train line and fell to his death. He was drunk and obviously lost his balance and tripped on the tracks while the train was almost in the station. By the time he tried to climb back up he was crushed by the impact. The gruesome scene caused great horror to everyone that was in the station. Everyone was ordered to leave the MTA station immediately, but this won't erase the images that everyone in that station saw. They couldn't even pull the man from under the train because he was stuck between the train and the platform.
The EMT's and the Fire Department was called and I can only imagine the looks on their faces when they saw this man's body protruding from the tracks. I live in New York City and to actually know something like this happened is mind blowing. What's even crazier is the fact that he fell because he was too drunk to keep his balance. I've NEVER been that drunk in a train station, those trains come in the station fast. Yout can slip and fall even if you're not drunk. And even though this has nothing to do with the Manhattan Transit Authority, they now should definitely add some bars of something to reassure safety to people.
I'm not sure that this is even on the news yet in New York City honestly, but either way I'm sorry that the gentleman is dead. It was definitely his job to make sure that even under the influence he stayed alert, but he paid for it with his life. Hopefully with this crazy situation that's happened the MTA is looking for ways to help secure all train stations with some kind of barrier. Honestly I don't want anymore incidents like this to occurr again. What's even more sad is I can only imagine how traumatic that must have been for everyone on Bedford Ave to see that. His family and the ones who were there will definitely be in my prayers.
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