During a bizarre event on the New York City Subway, a 15-year-old boy loses an arm. He is transported to the hospital after the amputation occurs on a blood-splattered Queens station platform.
Monday morning, a boy’s arm was amputated after it was severed in a subway accident in Queens.
The 15-year-old was injured by a passing R train while on the northbound platform at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition shortly before 11.30 a.m.
Police do not suspect any criminal activity.
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com depict blood on the platform’s floor, which has now been cordoned off as police continue their investigation.
The left arm of a youngster was amputated following a bizarre train accident on a Queens platform early Monday morning.
A 15-year-old boy’s limb was severed by a northbound R train as it left the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station shortly before 10:30 a.m., according to New York Police detectives.
He was subsequently rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where his status was classified as stable shortly before 11:30 a.m.
Police have not yet disclosed the specific circumstances behind the boy’s injury, but they do not suspect criminal activity.
They are currently evaluating accident-related camera footage at the scene, as trains continue to bypass the station.
Since then, the MTA has reported that northbound M and R trains are bypassing Roosevelt Avenue while police continue their investigation; delays are anticipated.
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com show blood on the floor of the subway station at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue on Monday morning.
Following the collision at roughly 10:10am, MTA employees rushed to the tracks.
A man was depicted scrubbing the platform floor where blood had flowed.
The teen’s arm was severed, according to police, by a northbound R train.
In response, a police officer blocked access to the subway platform with caution tape.
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com depict blood splattered across the subway platform while police investigate the area.
They sealed off the northbound platform entrance at the station while searching for evidence, and MTA personnel were shortly spotted jumping onto the subway tracks, where they looked to be collecting evidence as well.
In the meantime, another MTA employee was seen wiping the platform where blood had been sprayed before the platform filled with New Yorkers who were angry by the delays.
At the scene of the accident, where a child lost his left arm, police were present.
People are shown waiting at a subway stop after an accident created delays throughout the whole system.
Since then, the MTA has reported that northbound M and R trains are bypassing Roosevelt Avenue while police continue their investigation; delays are anticipated.