Queens subway death: Teen dead, another seriously injured in train surfing accident

CORONA, Queens (WABC) — A 13-year-old girl is dead and a 12-year-old was injured after falling from the 7 train in Queens while surfing the subway on Sunday night.

The girls were on the roof of the train when they fell between the cars at the 111th Street station in Corona just before 11 p.m.

According to police, they boarded at the Flushing Main St. station. and ran onto the top of the moving westbound subway, jumping between the cars.

When the train stopped, the girls lost their balance. One fell under a train and died.

The other suffered head trauma, including brain bleeding, and is intubated in critical condition at Elmhurst Hospital.

They appear to be teenagers, but police do not know their ages because they did not have identification documents. The police were also unable to notify their families

This is the sixth death of a surfer on the subway this year. Just last week, a A 13-year-old boy died while surfing on the subway at the Forest Avenue subway station, also in Queens.

Last year, five people died while surfing on the subway.

Mayor Eric Adams said he was devastated by the news of the latest death.

“It breaks my heart to hear that subway surfing and the pursuit of social media influence have stolen another life,” Adams said. “We’re doing everything we can to raise awareness of this dangerous trend, but we need all New Yorkers – and our social media companies – to do their part. No post is worth your future. My prayers are with the families of both girls.”

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