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Man Hurt After Getting Stuck Between Train and Platform at Union Square

E 14th St & Union Sq E, Greenwich Village, Manhattan

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  • Emergency services responded to an incident at Union Square in New York where a person was injured after making contact with a stationary train. No criminal activity was involved, and initial reports mistakenly suggested a car was involved.

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Expect delays on downtown trains through Union Square while emergency crews are on the platform.

Officers said the train was not moving and the man is not the victim of a crime; he is being treated on the platform, awake and talking to officers in a Citizen user's live video.

A man was pulled free after his leg became caught between a stationary train and the platform on the downtown side of the Union Square station at 14th St, police radio shows.

Reports clarify that a car did not make contact with the train.

The individual was aided for injuries sustained while the train was stationary. No crime is involved.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
3 Boy 1. 4 Sergeant, now central. 4 Boy 1. Show me a standby, show me 91 from St. Mary's. 4 Sergeant. 4 Sergeant, we have a victim with face aided, the train was not in motion and he's not a victim of the crime, okay? That is correct central, he's not a victim of a crime, he's just been aided. This is.
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
on his leg, in between. Alright, 10-4. So it's just going to be a straight aided. Straight aided. Alright, 10-4. Just so you know, the train was not in motion at any time. 10-4. How do we show EMS? I don't know.

Reports indicate the person made contact with the train while it was stationary at Union Square.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
all empty, and I'm sure the back door safety locks are engaged, okay?4 Portable. 4 Sergeant, I'm... 4 Portable. 4 Portable. Portable. Attention, be advised, the only contact the person made with the train at Union Square was while the train was in the station and the moving... 5 Sam.

Firefighters and EMS are responding to a report of a person struck by a train.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:14
Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train. And the EMS box 746 on the IRT 4 line at East 14 Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 14th St & Union Sq E.

Expect delays on downtown trains through Union Square while emergency crews are on the platform.

Officers said the train was not moving and the man is not the victim of a crime; he is being treated on the platform, awake and talking to officers in a Citizen user's live video.

A man was pulled free after his leg became caught between a stationary train and the platform on the downtown side of the Union Square station at 14th St, police radio shows.

Reports clarify that a car did not make contact with the train.

The individual was aided for injuries sustained while the train was stationary. No crime is involved.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
3 Boy 1. 4 Sergeant, now central. 4 Boy 1. Show me a standby, show me 91 from St. Mary's. 4 Sergeant. 4 Sergeant, we have a victim with face aided, the train was not in motion and he's not a victim of the crime, okay? That is correct central, he's not a victim of a crime, he's just been aided. This is.
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
on his leg, in between. Alright, 10-4. So it's just going to be a straight aided. Straight aided. Alright, 10-4. Just so you know, the train was not in motion at any time. 10-4. How do we show EMS? I don't know.

Reports indicate the person made contact with the train while it was stationary at Union Square.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
all empty, and I'm sure the back door safety locks are engaged, okay?4 Portable. 4 Sergeant, I'm... 4 Portable. 4 Portable. Portable. Attention, be advised, the only contact the person made with the train at Union Square was while the train was in the station and the moving... 5 Sam.

Firefighters and EMS are responding to a report of a person struck by a train.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:14
Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train. And the EMS box 746 on the IRT 4 line at East 14 Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 14th St & Union Sq E.

Expect delays on downtown trains through Union Square while emergency crews are on the platform.

Officers said the train was not moving and the man is not the victim of a crime; he is being treated on the platform, awake and talking to officers in a Citizen user's live video.

A man was pulled free after his leg became caught between a stationary train and the platform on the downtown side of the Union Square station at 14th St, police radio shows.

Reports clarify that a car did not make contact with the train.

The individual was aided for injuries sustained while the train was stationary. No crime is involved.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
3 Boy 1. 4 Sergeant, now central. 4 Boy 1. Show me a standby, show me 91 from St. Mary's. 4 Sergeant. 4 Sergeant, we have a victim with face aided, the train was not in motion and he's not a victim of the crime, okay? That is correct central, he's not a victim of a crime, he's just been aided. This is.
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
on his leg, in between. Alright, 10-4. So it's just going to be a straight aided. Straight aided. Alright, 10-4. Just so you know, the train was not in motion at any time. 10-4. How do we show EMS? I don't know.

Reports indicate the person made contact with the train while it was stationary at Union Square.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
all empty, and I'm sure the back door safety locks are engaged, okay?4 Portable. 4 Sergeant, I'm... 4 Portable. 4 Portable. Portable. Attention, be advised, the only contact the person made with the train at Union Square was while the train was in the station and the moving... 5 Sam.

Firefighters and EMS are responding to a report of a person struck by a train.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:14
Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train. And the EMS box 746 on the IRT 4 line at East 14 Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 14th St & Union Sq E.

Expect delays on downtown trains through Union Square while emergency crews are on the platform.

Officers said the train was not moving and the man is not the victim of a crime; he is being treated on the platform, awake and talking to officers in a Citizen user's live video.

A man was pulled free after his leg became caught between a stationary train and the platform on the downtown side of the Union Square station at 14th St, police radio shows.

Reports clarify that a car did not make contact with the train.

The individual was aided for injuries sustained while the train was stationary. No crime is involved.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
3 Boy 1. 4 Sergeant, now central. 4 Boy 1. Show me a standby, show me 91 from St. Mary's. 4 Sergeant. 4 Sergeant, we have a victim with face aided, the train was not in motion and he's not a victim of the crime, okay? That is correct central, he's not a victim of a crime, he's just been aided. This is.
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
on his leg, in between. Alright, 10-4. So it's just going to be a straight aided. Straight aided. Alright, 10-4. Just so you know, the train was not in motion at any time. 10-4. How do we show EMS? I don't know.

Reports indicate the person made contact with the train while it was stationary at Union Square.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
all empty, and I'm sure the back door safety locks are engaged, okay?4 Portable. 4 Sergeant, I'm... 4 Portable. 4 Portable. Portable. Attention, be advised, the only contact the person made with the train at Union Square was while the train was in the station and the moving... 5 Sam.

Firefighters and EMS are responding to a report of a person struck by a train.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:14
Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train. And the EMS box 746 on the IRT 4 line at East 14 Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 14th St & Union Sq E.

Expect delays on downtown trains through Union Square while emergency crews are on the platform.

Officers said the train was not moving and the man is not the victim of a crime; he is being treated on the platform, awake and talking to officers in a Citizen user's live video.

A man was pulled free after his leg became caught between a stationary train and the platform on the downtown side of the Union Square station at 14th St, police radio shows.

Reports clarify that a car did not make contact with the train.

The individual was aided for injuries sustained while the train was stationary. No crime is involved.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
3 Boy 1. 4 Sergeant, now central. 4 Boy 1. Show me a standby, show me 91 from St. Mary's. 4 Sergeant. 4 Sergeant, we have a victim with face aided, the train was not in motion and he's not a victim of the crime, okay? That is correct central, he's not a victim of a crime, he's just been aided. This is.
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
on his leg, in between. Alright, 10-4. So it's just going to be a straight aided. Straight aided. Alright, 10-4. Just so you know, the train was not in motion at any time. 10-4. How do we show EMS? I don't know.

Reports indicate the person made contact with the train while it was stationary at Union Square.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:31
all empty, and I'm sure the back door safety locks are engaged, okay?4 Portable. 4 Sergeant, I'm... 4 Portable. 4 Portable. Portable. Attention, be advised, the only contact the person made with the train at Union Square was while the train was in the station and the moving... 5 Sam.

Firefighters and EMS are responding to a report of a person struck by a train.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:14
Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train. And the EMS box 746 on the IRT 4 line at East 14 Street and Union Square, for a person struck by a train.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 14th St & Union Sq E.

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Comments26

TiredNYR4d ago

Is this station cursed? Something happens there way too frequently

Kenshin112124d ago

You got service down there to be streaming??? Every time I get to the union square my service forgets how to work

M1ka7uMoka4d ago

AGAIN??? THE THIRD TIME IN THE SAME WEEK

Tony__D4d ago

Came here to say the same

springlakeUser19881960094d ago

Yes I’ve seen someone’s foot get jammed between the stationary train and platform on the uptown 6 and me and another guy pulled him out

TiredNYR4d ago

Is this station cursed? Something happens there way too frequently

Kenshin112124d ago

You got service down there to be streaming??? Every time I get to the union square my service forgets how to work

M1ka7uMoka4d ago

AGAIN??? THE THIRD TIME IN THE SAME WEEK

Tony__D4d ago

Came here to say the same

springlakeUser19881960094d ago

Yes I’ve seen someone’s foot get jammed between the stationary train and platform on the uptown 6 and me and another guy pulled him out

TiredNYR4d ago

Is this station cursed? Something happens there way too frequently

Kenshin112124d ago

You got service down there to be streaming??? Every time I get to the union square my service forgets how to work

M1ka7uMoka4d ago

AGAIN??? THE THIRD TIME IN THE SAME WEEK

Tony__D4d ago

Came here to say the same

springlakeUser19881960094d ago

Yes I’ve seen someone’s foot get jammed between the stationary train and platform on the uptown 6 and me and another guy pulled him out

TiredNYR4d ago

Is this station cursed? Something happens there way too frequently

Kenshin112124d ago

You got service down there to be streaming??? Every time I get to the union square my service forgets how to work

M1ka7uMoka4d ago

AGAIN??? THE THIRD TIME IN THE SAME WEEK

Tony__D4d ago

Came here to say the same

springlakeUser19881960094d ago

Yes I’ve seen someone’s foot get jammed between the stationary train and platform on the uptown 6 and me and another guy pulled him out

TiredNYR4d ago

Is this station cursed? Something happens there way too frequently

Kenshin112124d ago

You got service down there to be streaming??? Every time I get to the union square my service forgets how to work

M1ka7uMoka4d ago

AGAIN??? THE THIRD TIME IN THE SAME WEEK

Tony__D4d ago

Came here to say the same

springlakeUser19881960094d ago

Yes I’ve seen someone’s foot get jammed between the stationary train and platform on the uptown 6 and me and another guy pulled him out

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