NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 22: Aerial view of New York City with the East River crossed by Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge captured from above on September 22, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
Police say a 35-year-old man died early Saturday morning after riding on the top of a J train as it crossed the Williamsburg Bridge.
The Daily News first reported the man was allegedly "train surfing" on the southbound line around 4:30 a.m. when he fell off the subway car and onto the tracks below.
That's when police say the man was run over by the train on the bridge tracks. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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