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On Monday evening around 6 p.m., Yaw Boahene, 57, of Brooklyn, died after his shopping bag got trapped between closing doors of a northbound A-train as he was exiting the Utica Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Witnesses reported seeing him dragged backward by the train before falling onto the tracks and being struck by it. Emergency responders declared Boahene dead at the scene, with no criminality suspected. This incident is one of several rare but deadly subway accidents that have occurred recently in New York City, including an October 2022 case where a man died after his bag got caught in train doors.

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On Monday, a man was leaving a Manhattan-bound A train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood when his shopping bag became caught between the subway’s doors.

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🔮 The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, and the investigation is ongoing,” New York police said in a statement.

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New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say · assertive framing

A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train which then dragged him down. asserted

which → die → him

On Monday, a man was leaving a Manhattan-bound A train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood when his shopping bag became caught between the subway’s doors. asserted

bag → leave → doors

The man was subsequently dragged backward, pulled between train cars and on to the tracks, ABC7 reports, citing investigators. asserted

ABC7 → drag → investigators

New York police, who received a 911 call about the accident at about 6.05pm ET on Monday, have identified the man as Yaw Boahene from Brooklyn. asserted

who → receive → Brooklyn

“Upon arrival, officers were informed that a 57-year-old male was discovered unconscious and unresponsive, on the roadbed of the northbound ‘A’ train. asserted

male → inform → train

EMS responded and pronounced [the man] deceased [at the] scene. asserted

EMS → respond → scene

The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, and the investigation is ongoing,” New York police said in a statement. asserted

police → determine → statement

Speaking to ABC7, a witness said she was returning home from school when the incident unfolded, prompting people on the subway platform to panic. asserted

incident → speak → platform

While subway accidents are rare, in 2022 a 20-year-old man was killed after his clothes were caught between the doors of a 1 train at Columbus Circle station in Manhattan during rush hour. asserted

clothes → kill → hour

According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees New York City’s transit system, subway customer accidents increased slightly in 2025 by 2%. uncertain

accidents → accord → %

However, the MTA noted, “ridership grew at a greater rate than accidents,” adding: “As a result, the 12-month rate decreased by 4.7%.” asserted

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