NYC Subway Backpack Tragedy
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- Patrick ReillyNew York Post
- Victor HellerDaily Mail
- Maya YangThe Guardian
- The Associated PressToronto Star
- James CirroneFox News
- Claire CarterWashington Examiner
- Associated PressSouth China Morning Post
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A 57-year-old man was killed in Brooklyn on Monday evening after his bag reportedly became trapped in closing subway doors, dragging him beneath the train.
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Yaw Boahene, 57, had been exiting the train at a Brooklyn subway station around 6 p.m. when his bag, which police described as a shopping bag, snagged in the closing train doors.
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- 29 Sep
A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train which then dragged him down.
Coverage 7 articles
29 Sep Man dragged to death by New York subway train after bag gets caught in door
South China Morning Post
29 Sep Man killed after his bag got stuck in New York City subway door, police say
Washington Examiner
29 Sep Man found dead on tracks at Brooklyn subway station after his bag reportedly gets stuck in closing doors
Fox News- 29 Sep Man dragged to death by NYC subway train after bag snags on door, police say
Toronto Star 
29 Sep New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say
The Guardian
29 Sep NYC commuter suffered freak subway death after his backpack got caught in train car's closing doors
Daily Mail
29 Sep NYC man killed in freak accident after backpack got caught in subway doors
New York Post
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