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R.I.P.

Man Breaks Neck Trying to Jump NYC Subway Turnstile, Dies

The 28-year-old man lost his footing and fell, fatally striking his head on the Queens station’s cement floor.

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By AJ McDougall

A 28-year-old man died on Sunday morning after a botched attempt to jump a subway turnstile in New York City, police said. Sources told PIX11 that video footage captured the man, who appeared to be intoxicated, attempting to hop the turnstile, losing his footing, and falling. He struck his head on the Queens station’s cement floor, breaking his neck, according to authorities. The man, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead around 6:45 a.m. No criminality is suspected in his death, a police spokesperson said.

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