a woman was hit and killed by a 1 train sunday night at the west 72nd street station after she jumped in front of the incoming subway, a police spokesperson told west side rag.

the 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive within the station at 10:40 p.m., police added. she was pronounced dead shortly after.

there was no criminality.

A woman was hit and killed by a 1 train Sunday night at the West 72nd Street station after she jumped in front of the incoming subway, a police spokesperson told West Side Rag.

The 59-year-old woman was found unresponsive within the station at 10:40 p.m., police added. She was pronounced dead shortly after.

There was no criminality.

In the summer of 2023, the MTA began testing blue lights within stations that can have a calming effect and deter suicide attempts, as originally reported by the CITY.

The blue-light pilot program came after there were 88 track deaths in New York in 2022, a 35 percent increase from the averages in 2018 and 2019. The majority of these deaths, though, had to do with medical emergencies, with fewer than 10 percent being classified as suicides or suicide attempts, according to the New York Post.

This past summer on July 10, three men took their own lives jumping in front of trains in the span of 11 hours, including one at the same West 72nd Street station on the Upper West Side.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, there are resources to help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day by calling 988. Its website offers services including a live chat.

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