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A 28-year-old man died when he jumped a subway turnstile in Queens on Sunday and broke his neck landing on the cement floor, cops said.

The man was “attempting to evade the fare” at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station around 6:45 a.m. when he hopped the turnstile, a police spokesman said.


  The man attempted to jump the turnstile and broke his neck landing on the station’s cement floor. Credit: FNTV The man attempted to jump the turnstile and broke his neck landing on the station’s cement floor. Credit: FNTV

  The incident occurred at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station around 6:45 a.m. Credit: FNTV The incident occurred at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station around 6:45 a.m. Credit: FNTV

  The man’s identity wasn’t immediately released. Credit: FNTV The man’s identity wasn’t immediately released. Credit: FNTV

He came crashing down on his head on the station’s cement floor and broke his neck, cops and sources said. He was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The man’s identity wasn’t immediately released by cops. The station provides E, F, M and R line service.

Additional reporting by Larry Celona

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