Teen Seriously Injured While Subway Surfing At 4th Ave/9th St Stop

A 17-year-old was seriously injured while he was subway surfing on top of an F train, according to police and FDNY officials. They say the teen may have hit his head on a steel beam as the subway approached the 4th Avenue/9th Street stop on Tuesday, November 5 at about 2:20am, causing him to lose an eye and suffer other injuries. The New York Post reports adds that he was with friends, who were not found on the train or in the tunnel after the incident.

Subway surfing is illegal and, clearly, incredibly dangerous, as this and other recent reports have shown. Just a week ago, a 45-year-old homeless man died after falling from the top of a 6 train.