Man fatally struck by train outside Citi Field in apparent suicide: cops

A man is dead after he was struck by a train outside Citi Field on Saturday evening in an apparent suicide just as a Mets game was about to end, according to police. A train operator witnessed the man walk on a catwalk and lay on the tracks in front of a southbound 7 train

A man is dead after he was struck by a train outside Citi Field on Saturday evening in an apparent suicide just as a Mets game was about to end, according to police.

A train operator witnessed the man walk on a catwalk and lay on the tracks in front of a southbound 7 train before it could stop at the Mets-Willets Point train station around 6 p.m., cops said.

The man, who has not yet been identified, was declared dead at the scene, police said.

The incident happened just before the Mets wrapped up a shutout home win against the Marlins.

The man was struck by a southbound 7 train around 6 p.m. Saturday evening. FNTV
The train struck the man at the Mets-Willets Point station while the Mets were playing. FNTV
Police said the man laid down in front of the train tracks as it approached the station. FNTV

The incident caused 7 trains in both directions to be delayed for hours as fans were pouring out of the ballpark, according to the MTA.

By 8:30 p.m., regular 7 train service had resumed with some residual delays, an MTA spokesperson told The Post.

The Long Island Rail Road, which also stops at the Mets-Willets Point station, was not impacted.

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