Just before 4 p.m., word came in over the newswire that there was "a person under the train" at East 77th Street and Lexington; soon after it was noted the person was DOA.
Now CityRoom reports that a girl was crushed to death between the 6 train and the platform. It's unclear at this time if her death was accidental—there are conflicting eyewitness reports. Some witnesses say she was playing with kids on the uptown platform when someone pushed her towards the tracks, while others say she jumped. The site has some gruesome details as well, noting "part of the girl’s head and arm were visible between the platform and a door of a car toward the front of the train. Passengers inside the car were screaming."
Currently the MTA's site notes that there's a police investigation at the station and trains are running express in both directions from the 42nd Street-Grand Central Station to the 125th Street Station. Expect delays.
UPDATE: Authorities now say the deceased was a woman in her 40s.
