One teenager was killed and another is in critical condition after falling from a J train while subway surfing across the Williamsburg Bridge, according to city officials.
Police say officers responded to a 911 call just before 6 p.m. Friday. A 14-year old boy fell several stories from the bridge and into a lot near Delancey Street and Lewis Street. An 18-year old was found on the subway tracks on the bridge.
Both were unconscious and responsive, an NYPD spokesperson said. Emergency responders transported the teens to Bellevue Hospital. The 14-year old was pronounced dead and the 18-year old is in critical condition.
Their names are not being released pending family notification.
“This is a preventable tragedy,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement late Friday. “Subway surfing is deadly.”
Yvette Boria, 59, said she was trying to cross the bridge when police and emergency personel responded and witnessed medics trying to assist the two teens.
"We saw all the ambulances and police officers," Boria said. "Kids don't learn. Do they not realize what they're doing?"
NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow issued a statement calling the incident “heartbreaking.”
“I’m imploring families, friends, teachers and others coming into contact with teens engaging in these suicidal stunts to get them to stop.”
This is a developing story that may be updated.
