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# [UPDATE] BREAKING: Man Jumps In Front Of Oncoming F Train At Jay Street-MetroTech Station, Witnesses Say
- URL: https://bklyner.com/breaking-man-jumps-front-oncoming-f-train-jay-street-staion/
- Published: 2017-06-23T19:23:48.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-23T20:51:07.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Downtown Brooklyn, News, North Western Brooklyn, Police & Fire, Transportation, #wp

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Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

**\[UPDATED: Friday, June 23 at 4:50pm\] A police representative confirmed that witnesses say they saw the man jump in front of the train. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the rep added.**

A man threw himself in front of a northbound F train approaching the Jay Street-MetroTech station in Downtown Brooklyn at approximately 2:30pm Friday afternoon.

“He jumped down into the tracks. It was clearly intentional,” one witness told BKLYNER.

Another distraught witness, slumped on a bench with her head in her hands, said she saw the man jump.

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Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

Passengers on the F train say that the emergency break was pulled and an announcement was made at approximately 2:35pm stating, “we are investigating a passenger injury at the front of the train.” After a few minutes, all passengers were instructed to exit the train on the Jay Street platform and were told to go up the stairs because the station was being shut down.

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Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

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Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

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Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

> Brooklyn: Willoughby St & Jay St. Pedestrian struck and pinned under an F train. FDNY requesting power off.
> 
> — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) [June 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/878325671495311360?ref=bklyner.com)

Police, FDNY, and EMTs rushed down into the station with flashlights looking on the tracks between cars, allegedly searching for a body.

This story is breaking and will be updated when more information becomes available.

Additional reporting by Carly Miller.