A teenage boy narrowly escaped death Saturday night, when he fell from a train while subway surfing inside an underground Queens station, police said.
The 16-year-old tumbled off the top of a northbound F train inside the Briarwood subway station and landed on the platform around 8:52 p.m, according to cops.
Medics took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition with leg injuries.
The teen injured his legs when he tried to subway surf inside the Briarwood station. Paul Martinka
The teen subway surfer landed on the platform. Paul Martinka“It wouldn’t be the first time,” a police source said about daring teen’s subway surfing below ground.
The dangerous incident comes days after a 15-year-old boy sustained head injuries while subway surfing in the Bronx.
Last year, six people died trying to perform the reckless stunt.
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