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Man dragged to death by New York subway train after bag gets caught in door

A man was dragged to death by a New York subway train when a bag he was carrying got stuck in the door during the Monday evening rush hour commute, police said. Yaw Boahene, 57, was exiting the train at a Brooklyn subway station at around 6pm when his bag, which police described as a shopping bag, snagged in the closing train doors. The Brooklyn resident was pulled onto the tracks and run over…

SCMP News 30/9/2026, 3:29:03 am IST

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03:29 SCMP News Man dragged to death by New York subway train after bag gets caught in door
08:29 Free Press Journal Man Dragged To Death By New York Subway Train After Bag Gets Caught In Door

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