by A teenage girl was killed and another seriously injured in what police described as a subway surfing incident in Queens Sunday evening.
NYPD officials said the two girls were seen on top of the 7 train around 10:45 p.m. at the 111th Street station in Corona before falling between the cars.
One of the girls was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition.
Police said Monday morning that the girl who died was 13 years old and the girl taken to Elmhurst Hospital was 14 years old.
Last week, a 13-year-old boy also died while subway surfing in Ridgewood, Queens. The deaths are occurring even though police have arrested more people for subway surfing this year than last, according to a report from amNewYork.
At an MTA committee meeting Monday morning, New York City Transit Chairman Demetrius Crichlow said he “can’t imagine what the family is going through right now to lose a child in this way.”
“We really want people to feel like this is a matter of life and death,” Crichlow said. “The consequences, there’s no do-over. The ride that ends with nothing, but no joy at all. Families will continue to deal with it indefinitely.”
Transit authorities say six people have died so far this year in subway surfing incidents, compared to five during the same period last year.
This story has been updated to include more information from transit and police officials.
