Boy, 15, killed in possible subway surfing tragedy in Queens

A teenage boy was killed Friday while apparently subway surfing in Queens, police said. The 15-year-old boy was found just before 5:30 p.m. on the train bed of the Beach 90th Street Station’s elevated tracks in the Rockaways, according to the NYPD. The teen — who suffered traumatic head injuries — was pronounced dead at

A teenage boy was killed Friday while apparently subway surfing in Queens, police said.

The 15-year-old boy was found just before 5:30 p.m. on the train bed of the Beach 90th Street Station’s elevated tracks in the Rockaways, according to the NYPD.

The teen — who suffered traumatic head injuries — was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a possible subway surfing tragedy, cops said. Peter Gerber

Cops are investigating the tragedy as a “possible” subway surfing incident, police said.

Subway surfing, which involves standing on top of a moving train, has emerged as a dangerous and sometimes deadly trend for thrill-seeking teens in New York City.

In June, a 13-year-old boy was killed when he fell off a northbound 6-train in the Bronx onto the street beneath the elevated tracks.

That same day, a 15-year-old boy was seriously injured while riding on top of the same subway line.

The boy was found with head trauma on the tracks of the Beach 90th Street station. Peter Gerber
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Peter Gerber

MTA statistics show there were 450 reports of people riding outside of trains, including on top of them, during the first six months of 2023 — a stark increase from 262 reported over the same time period in 2019.

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