Drunken Man's Leg Severed by Subway
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 | Updated 11:00 AM EDT
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Police say a 26-year-old New Jersey man had his leg severed when he drunkenly fell asleep next to the tracks under a Queens subway platform and was struck by a train.
The man was hit at the 65th Street station in Woodside at about 4:40 a.m. Sunday.
Police say the man from Elizabeth was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and is expected to survive. His name was not released.
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