A man died after his clothes got stuck in the door of a subway train he was racing to catch, which then dragged him onto the tracks in Manhattan, police said.
It's a situation that many New Yorkers who ride the subway have often at least thought of, if not feared, as it appears to be something that could happen to anyone in a hurryA subway rider racing to catch a Manhattan train during Monday's evening rush got his clothes caught in the door and ended up dragged to his death, authorities say, a tragic accident that highlights some other potential dangers of the transit system as MTA and elected officialsThe victim, whose name has not...
released, ran down the platform to catch a southbound No. 1 train at the Columbus Circle station just before 5 p.m. and was holding the door open when his clothing somehow became trapped. The train started moving, bringing him along with it -- and he was hit by a train going the other way.It wasn't clear if anyone saw him struggle, whether the conductor could have opened the doors or why the doors themselves didn't automatically stay open when he got caught.