An 11-year-old boy died after falling from a subway station on Monday morning, according to police.
The child — who the authorities did not immediately identify — fell from the 4th Avenue – 9th Street subway station in Park Slope shortly after 10 a.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.
The incident caused delays on the F and G lines — which run through the station — starting at 11 a.m., according to the MTA. Normal service resumed in both directions by 1 p.m.
Interim NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow suggested the incident was likely related to subway surfing.
“This is another avoidable heart-wrenching reminder that riding outside trains is not a game and the subway is not a social media studio,” Crichlow said in a statement. “It should not take more tragic termination of young lives for parents and classmates of those who would climb on top of subway cars to help them comprehend the devastating risk.”
The number of train surfing incidents this year have already topped 100, with at least two fatalities, according to NYPD data previously reported by Gothamist. In June, a 15-year-old boy had been found dead on the roadbed of a Queens subway station, likely due to a subway surfing incident.
“It is heartbreaking to hear another life cut short due to subway surfing,” Mayor Eric Adams posted on X. “Sending my prayers to the family of this young New Yorker. We will continue to do everything we can to discourage this dangerous activity, but we need everyone to join our efforts.”
The NYPD said an investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story and may be updated.