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Footage appears to show the final moments of a man and woman who were fatally struck by a subway train in New York City.
The pair, both reportedly aged 24, were sitting on the tracks at Spring Street station in downtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday morning when a southbound No. 4 train approached.
The video shared online by The Daily Source appears to show the two sitting on the rails as the train moved towards them, while seemingly remaining in place and even appearing to look towards the approaching train shortly before it reached them.
The train's motorman reportedly attempted to activate the emergency brakes, but there was not enough time to stop before the train hit the pair.
Police received a call at approximately 3:14AM reporting that two people had been struck by a train.
Emergency responders arrived at the station and found both individuals unresponsive, according to an NYPD spokesperson, with the pair pronounced dead shortly after.
The station was subsequently closed as authorities dealt with the aftermath, with footage from the scene showing one of the victims covered on the platform.
While the circumstances leading up to the tragedy remain under investigation, sources familiar with the case told the New York Post that investigators are looking into whether the pair had been drinking before they ended up on the tracks.
Their identities have not been publicly released while authorities work to notify their families.
The deaths come shortly after another fatal incident involving a worker on New York City's subway system, with Moet McCullum working on the tracks at 161st Street–Yankee Stadium at around 11:30PM when she was struck by a southbound D train.
McCullum, who worked as a construction flagger, had reportedly been preparing to install lights intended to warn approaching trains that a work crew was present.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating McCullum's death, while separate investigations are also being conducted by union representatives and New York City Transit's Office of System Safety.
