A 14-year-old subway surfer was injured on a Brooklyn subway train in the latest injury from the dangerous social media craze, police said.
The unidentified young daredevil fell from “an elevated position” on an F Train at the Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street subway station in Park Slope at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, an NYPD spokesperson said.
Officers responding to a 911 call found a conscious, responsive 14-year-old boy inside the train who was suffering from a head laceration and chest and neck pain, cops said.
EMS workers brought him to New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, cops said.
Authorities brought the unidentified teen to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Helayne Seidman
Subway surfing — or the practice of hopping on top of a moving train — has led to several deaths and serious injuries. Getty ImagesThe investigation is ongoing, the spokesperson said.
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