Man miraculously survives being run over by subway
A straphanger tumbled onto the tracks at the 96th Street subway station Friday afternoon — and miraculously survived being run over by a train, authorities and witnesses said.
The man, 56, fell onto the northbound tracks of the B/C train at about 2:44 p.m. just as the train was approaching the station, witnesses said. He landed in the track well, and the train ran over him, but he was not struck.
Witnesses in the station said they thought the man was dead until he started yelling for help.
“Everyone was very concerned,” said a station worker.
A, B, C, and D trains were delayed during the rescue.
Emergency personnel took the man to St. Luke’s Hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.