BROOKLYN — The incident occurred at the Utica Avenue subway station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Police stated the incident occurred at approximately 5:48 p.m. on a Manhattan-bound A train. Boahene's bag, which police described as a shopping bag, became entangled in the doors as the train prepared to depart.

The train dragged Boahene along the platform before he fell onto the train tracks. Police stated that Boahene was run over by the train as it left the station. Officers arrived to find Boahene unconscious and unresponsive on the train tracks. They stated they do not suspect criminality in the death.

The NYPD Transit Bureau is conducting an investigation into the incident. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of Boahene's death, as stated by the NYPD. Boahene was identified as a resident of Brooklyn, New York, according to police statements.

Why It Matters

The Utica Avenue station is located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. This fatal accident adds to a history of similar incidents within the subway system regarding train doors and passenger proximity to moving equipment.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported that the 12-month rate of subway customer accidents decreased by 4.7% in 2025. The agency also reported that subway customer accidents increased by 2% in 2025.

Timeline

In 2016, a bartender in Chelsea was dragged to death when his clothes got stuck in the doors of a Manhattan-bound F train. In 2022, a 20-year-old commuter was killed at the Columbus Circle station in Manhattan after his clothing or backpack got stuck in the doors of a subway train.

Yaw Boahene, 57, died after being dragged by a New York City subway train. Boahene's bag became caught in the closing doors of the subway train.

Emergency medical services pronounced Boahene dead at the scene. The train dragged Boahene along the platform.

What's New

Officers responded to the emergency call just after 5:40 p.m. Monday, New York. Boahene, 57, was heading northbound on an A train when his bag got caught while he was either entering or exiting the train, and he was dragged onto the tracks at the Utica Avenue station and pronounced dead at the scene, CBS New York reported. The NYPD said officers responded to a 911 call at the Utica Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, just after 6 p.m. Monday, FOX 5 New York reported. Officers found a 57-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive on the roadbed, the area next to the tracks, on the westbound A train platform, FOX 5 New York reported.

The man, identified as Boahene, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS after his bag got caught in the doors of a train, and he was dragged onto the roadbed at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn, The Utica Avenue station is located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, which has seen a rise in public transit incidents in recent years. Boahene was identified as a resident of Brooklyn, New York, according to police statements and news reports. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for determining the cause of Boahene's death. It will determine the cause of Boahene's death, as stated by the NYPD.

How Sources Differ

Sources differ on specific details regarding Boahene. CBS New York reported that officers responded to the emergency call just after 5:40 p.m. Monday and that Boahene, 57, was heading northbound on an A train when his bag got caught while he was either entering or exiting the train, and he was dragged onto the tracks. The New York Police Department statement stated that Boahene fell onto the train tracks.