Man Dies After Foot Gets Stuck In Subway, Was Dragged Along Screaming

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A 37-year-old man in Brooklyn died after getting thrown onto the subway tracks and being hit by a train
Train authorities determined the incident was not due to a door issue after reviewing surveillance footage
An investigation into the incident is still ongoing, and the employees involved got questioned

A New York commuter died this week after getting dragged onto the subway tracks and being struck by a train.

Marcus Bryant, 37, was exiting a northbound Q train at Midwood station in Brooklyn Wednesday night when he got stuck between the train and the platform, The New York Times reported, citing the line's operator, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

The train did not run over Bryant, but he was dragged along the platform and thrown onto the tracks, where another train pulling into the station hit him, the New York Police Department said, as per New York Post.

Bryant's left arm was severed as a result of the incident, while his left leg was partially torn off, a report by ABC 7 said.

Power was shut off in the area, so authorities could pull Bryant off the tracks, according to NBC 4 New York. He was then taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.

It was unclear what killed the Midwood resident, who would have reportedly turned 38 just before the upcoming Independence Day.

Witness accounts suggested that Bryant's clothes got caught in the door of the train, police officials said early Thursday. Police also claimed his foot had gotten wedged.

However, the MTA later clarified that the incident was not caused by a door issue following a review of surveillance footage.

"We do not believe this is a door incident. We believe he was caught between the platform and the train," said Richard Davey, the president of MTA subsidiary New York City Transit Authority.

An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

MTA employees were questioned and asked to follow agency protocols that required drug and alcohol testing following such an event.

A man at an address listed for Bryant's family declined to comment Thursday.

One neighbor, identified as Carlos Marin, described the deceased man as a "quiet guy" who came to the building to visit his mother. The mom reportedly has two other sons.

"I was hoping it wasn't him. He was a nice person," another neighbor who declined to give her name said.