Man Struck By Train At Queens Boulevard Subway Station

The Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway stop was closed Monday afternoon for more than an hour while police and emergency response crews responded to reports that a man was struck and killed by an E train at 3 p.m.

Almost half a dozen police and emergency services vehicles were at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike and commuters trying to board the train were told that no trains were stopping. MTA police, plainclothes officers and more guided commuters to other stations while keeping all entrances to the station blocked.

While crews worked, residents walked past the station to the 75th Avenue stop to the northwest.

FDNY officials confirmed Monday afternoon that an unidentified man was struck by a train at the station, though his age and identity have not yet been confirmed.

A police spokesman said investigators have determined the incident to be a likely suicide, though the victim has not yet been identified. Investigators do not have a description or age of the victim.