A man came into contact with the third rail while crossing the subway tracks in Manhattan Sunday morning — and was then struck by the train, cops said.
The 31-year-old was walking across the No. 6 subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street around 8:30 a.m. when he came into contact with the electrified rail, police said.
It wasn’t clear why the man was walking across the tracks.A man came into contact with the third rail while crossing the subway tracks.It wasn’t clear why he was walking across the tracks, cops said.
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