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A Man Was Struck and Killed by the L Train in Bushwick on Tuesday Afternoon

L train service was suspended in both directions between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Atlantic Avenue for three hours on Tuesday afternoon.

By Emilie Ruscoe

Jan. 11, 2017 · 1 min read

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A Man Was Struck and Killed by the L Train in Bushwick on Tuesday Afternoon

L train service was suspended in both directions between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Atlantic Avenue for three hours on Tuesday afternoon.

Emilie Ruscoe January 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017 · 1 min read

A Manhattan-bound L train struck and killed a man on the tracks between the Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street station and the Wilson Avenue station on the Canarsie line on Tuesday afternoon, officials say.

The FDNY responded to the incident at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, after which L train service…

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