Train Strikes Person Near Washington Square, Prompting Delays

West Village NY

22 January, 2022

1:36 PM

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WEST VILLAGE, NY — A person was struck by a train Saturday morning near West Fourth Street and Washington Square in New York City, prompting delays and forcing commuters to find alternative routes as emergency crews responded to the crash. The delays affected southbound F trains, which were rerouted to the ‌E‌ line from ‌Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to ‌Queens Plaza‌, followed by the G‌ line to ‌Bergen Street. For additional delays and alternative routes, follow NYCT Subway on Twitter. Saturday's accident marks the latest of several recent incidents involving collisions between New York City trains and pedestrians. On Wednesday, a person was struck by a train in a Harlem subway station, and on Tuesday, a man was hit and killed by a train at Grand Central Station. Last weekend, a woman was killed when a man pushed her in front of a train at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station. The woman's death revived calls for the MTA to install protective shields and doors on platforms. Former MTA executives and transit advocates told THE CITY that Michelle Go's death should prompt the agency to revisit the issue — and follow the lead of transit systems around the world. "It is high time that the MTA live up to the promise to install platform doors that can save lives," said Charles Moerdler, who served on the MTA board from 2010 into 2019 and unsuccessfully sought to have platform screens tested in the subway. RELATED: Used Around The World, Platform Doors Keep Getting Scratched Off MTA To-Do List