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Man fatally struck by subway in Brooklyn

Man fatally struck by subway
Man fatally struck by subway 01:03

NEW YORK - Police said a man was hit by a subway train Tuesday and died at the scene. 

The man who died was in his 50s, according to the NYPD

It happened around 8:30 a.m. Police said he was found dead on the tracks right by the Prospect Park subway station in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. 

According to detectives, he was struck by a Q train heading southbound, but the circumstances as to how exactly the man was struck are still being investigated. 

Subway service on the B and Q trains was severely disrupted. Click here to check the latest conditions.  

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