crime-and-public-safety12 hours ago
Brooklyn Commuter Dragged to Death by A Train After Bag Snags in Closing Doors
Yaw Boahene, 57, died on Monday evening after his bag got caught in the closing doors of an A train at Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn. As the train departed during rush hour, Boahene was dragged between cars onto the tracks. Police confirmed the death was accidental, and the MTA described it as a 'terrible accident' without detailing safety mechanisms that might have prevented it.