Man in Astoria Fatally Struck by R Train

On Sunday morning, the Steinway St. station in Astoria was blocked off after a man was hit by a train. It appears that man jumped in front of a Queens subway and was fatally hit by the train on Sunday morning. This information comes from officials who were on the scene. The train was a Manhattan-bound R train that was inside the Steinway St. station, and it is said that the incident occurred at around 9:55 in the morning. The operator of the train saw the man on the tracks as the train was pulling into the station, but, despite trying, he was not...

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