A commuter wearing a protective mask walks past a train on a subway platform in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. New York reported almost 400 new coronavirus fatalities overnight, pushing up the state’s death toll from the outbreak to almost 2,000, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A 73-year-old man died after coming in contact with the third rail at a subway station in Manhattan, police said Friday.
The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. at the 125th Street subway station when the man reportedly dropped papers onto the tracks.
Police say the 73-year-old tried to retrieve the papers but made contact with the third rail and died at the scene.
There was no criminality suspected in his death, police added.
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