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NYPD Officer Recovering After Train Strike on Upper East Side

An officer attempted to grab an alleged assault suspect, when he was clipped on the head by a southbound 6 train

What to Know

  • An NYPD officer responding to an assault at an Upper East Side subway station was hit by a train Friday night, according to police
  • Around 9 p.m., cops went to check on a reported assault at the East 86th Street subway station on the 4, 5, 6 lines
  • The officers attempted to grab one of the suspects, when one of them was clipped on the head by a southbound 6 train

An NYPD officer responding to an assault at an Upper East Side subway station was hit by a train Friday night, according to police.

Around 9 p.m., cops went to check on a reported assault at the East 86th Street subway station on the 4, 5, 6 lines. The officers attempted to grab one of the suspects, when one of them was clipped on the head by a southbound 6 train.

The injured cop was brought to Cornell Medical Center, and is in serious bu stable condition.

There was no word on the suspects in the alleged assault. A police investigation is ongoing.

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