A man was killed when he jumped in front of a subway train on the Upper West Side on Friday, authorities said.
The unidentified man was seen lunging into the path of the southbound No. 3 train as it entered the 96th Street station around 11:40 a.m., cops said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The man died at the scene from his injuries, according to police. Getty ImagesThe incident snarled subway service afterward, with some lingering service changes by the afternoon, according to the MTA’s Twitter.
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