By Madina Toure
A 28-year-old man who was hit by a No. 7 train in Corona March 5 suffered severe leg trauma, the NYPD said.
The man, a resident of Corona, was lying across a track bed when a Manhattan-bound 7 train struck his legs near 103rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue at about 4 a.m., according to an NYPD spokeswoman. The man’s identity could not be disclosed, she said.
A police spokesman said the man was conscious and alert when he was taken off the tracks.
As of last week, the man was in critical condition at Elmhurst Hospital, officials said. Police would not comment on his current medical condition.
State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) urged the MTA to revise the proposals it has made in the past to improve security measures in the transit system, including installing sliding doors on subway platforms and more security cameras.
“Although it was reported that the man struck was lying on the tracks, there should be restricted access to the tracks,” Peralta said in a statement. “The fact is that more than 100 people are struck, and dozens killed, by New York City subway trains every year.”
The MTA is currently piloting intrusion detection devices at an undisclosed station, according to Kevin Ortiz, an MTA spokesman. The agency has also awarded a contract to a vendor to design a platform screen door system to pilot at one station.
The incident is currently under investigation, he said.
Reach reporter Madina Toure by e-mail at mtour
