Boy, 14, killed trying to jump from Brooklyn train to platform
Police say a 14-year-old boy has died while attempting to perform a dangerous stunt at a New York City subway station.
The New York Police Department says the boy was riding between the cars of a southbound L train when he tried to jump onto the platform at the New Lots Avenue station in Brooklyn around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Police say with the train still pulling into the station, the teen missed his mark and landed on the tracks.
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