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A severed human leg found in the Bronx over the weekend is reportedly suspected to be the partial remains of a man who was dragged for miles on the subway.
Authorities made the horrifying discovery Saturday when Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers found a man’s left foot on the railroad tracks around 1:30 p.m. The human remains were located in the path of the northbound No. 4 train between the 167th and 170th Street stations. This was announced by the New York City Police Department.
Police were called to the scene. “Upon arrival, officers found a human foot in the roadway. The foot was removed and the investigation is ongoing,” an NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital. Ta.
according to new york postInvestigators believe the leg was separated from a man who was struck by a train several days earlier, many miles away.
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A severed human leg was found Saturday in the path of northbound Route 4 between 167th and 170th Street stations, according to the NPYD. (Google Maps)
Police sources told the newspaper that the body of a man who had fallen or jumped from the railroad tracks was discovered on Monday, February 12. The body was missing its left leg.
The incomplete body was found at Spring Street Station in Lower Manhattan, at least nine miles from where the human foot was found, the newspaper said.
Police do not suspect any crime in the man’s death, the report said.
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Subway number 4 train travels on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx, New York. (Lindsay Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A leading theory, the paper said, is that the train may have dragged the tracks for miles to the 167th Street stop in the Bronx, where MTA workers discovered it while clearing snow from the tracks.
The leg was removed from the scene and taken to the coroner’s office for examination. Law enforcement sources told the Post that they believe DNA and blood tests will show that the limbs match human remains found on February 12, but they have yet to confirm. Not confirmed.
The NYPD did not respond to a subsequent request for comment. Law enforcement officials typically do not release statements about ongoing investigations.
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Aerial view of the Bronx subway tracks near where the body was found. (Google Earth)
Authorities have not yet released the identity of the man who was found dead on February 12, the newspaper said.
Data from the MTA shows an alarming increase in the number of collisions between trains and people in New York City. FOX5 New York report.
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In 2022, there were 324 incidents and 88 deaths. According to the MTA, police arrested nearly 1,000 subway surfers that year.
According to the MTA, most cases of people being hit by trains involve people who are mentally ill or have attempted suicide.
