NYC Crime: Man dies after falling on subway tracks during fight in Queens

JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens (WABC) — A man has died after falling on subway tracks during a fight in Queens.

It happened Monday at 74th Street and Broadway at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave station.

Police say a 48-year-old man got into a fight with another man and then fell on the tracks. Police are looking at video to determine how he ended up on the tracks.

The man was then struck by a Jamaica-bound F train.

The victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Police have a man in custody, and an investigation is ongoing.

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