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Man, 57, Killed After Bag Caught in Door of Brooklyn Subway Train

other · 2026-09-29

On Monday evening, a 57-year-old man from Brooklyn, Yaw Boahene, tragically lost his life after being pulled by a New York subway train. This incident took place around 6pm at a Brooklyn subway station during the busy evening rush hour, as Boahene was trying to exit the train. Police reported that a shopping bag he was carrying got caught in the closing doors, which resulted in him being dragged onto the tracks. The train subsequently ran over him as it left the station. When officers arrived, they found Boahene unconscious on the tracks, and he was declared dead at the scene. His death was linked to the bag's entrapment in the train doors during the commute.

Key facts

  • Yaw Boahene was 57 years old
  • He was a Brooklyn resident
  • The incident occurred on Monday evening at around 6pm
  • It happened during the evening rush hour commute
  • Boahene was exiting the train at a Brooklyn subway station
  • A shopping bag he was carrying got stuck in the closing train doors
  • He was pulled onto the tracks and run over by the train as it left the station
  • Officers found him unconscious and unresponsive on the tracks and he was pronounced dead at the scene

Entities

Artists

  • Yaw Boahene

Institutions

  • New York City Police Department

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Brooklyn

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