Teen Boy Severs Arm in Subway Surfing Incident at Queens Station: Officials

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Teen Boy Severs Arm in Subway Surfing Incident at Queens Station: Officials

A 15-year-old boy lost an arm in a brutal subway surfing incident late Monday morning as a train pulled away from a platform in Queens, police said. Police and fire crews rushed to the subway station in Jackson Heights around 10:30 a.m. for reports of a possible amputation. There they found the...

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Published August 29, 2022 • Updated 55 mins ago​

A 15-year-old boy lost an arm in a brutal subway surfing incident late Monday morning as a train pulled away from a platform in Queens, police said.

Police and fire crews rushed to the subway station in Jackson Heights around 10:30 a.m. for reports of a possible amputation. There they found the boy on the platform with his arm severed near his left elbow, according to one MTA worker.

Sources said an R train was pulling out of the underground station when the boy fell, causing the brutal injury. Police later confirmed that witnesses said the boy and three of his friends were making risky maneuvers between train cars. It's unclear what happened to the boy but someone on a train pulling into the station called 911 after they saw the boy on the track, missing part of his arm.

The teenager was transported to Bellevue Hospital and police initially said the child was expected to survive.

Detectives were on scene for much of the day and want to speak with witnesses to help piece together the events that led to the teen's tragic fall. Police say they haven't determined whether any charges will be filed.

Train service was disrupted for a time, with subways either bypassing the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station or running express. Get real-time transit updates from all your key commute sources right here.

 

[bnew]

dumbest way to lose a limb.
I hope it wasn't the hand he wrote with.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Unfortunate but he dug his own grave

 

[get these nets]

fukked up. That daredevil shyt is played out and he's lucky to be alive.

 

[VertigoKnight]

Wasn’t there a kid a few weeks ago who got scalped doing this?



They were on top of the train and got head topped peeled their scalp all the way back

 

[MikelArteta]

Damn that must have been crazy painful

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Where's da footage???

 

[bnew]

Where's da footage???

you mean the evidence that implicates his friends?

 

[Zime]

They ain't learnt from the one 2 months ago?

Dumbass subway surfer hits his head while surfing

Now mom is going to sue

www.thecoli.com

 

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Mom of NYC teen who lost arm ‘subway surfing’ speaks out

Doctors can’t reattach the arm of a Queens boy who had the limb severed by a train as he tried to subway surf, his mom told The Post on Tuesday – adding she tried to console him by saying &#8…

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Mom of NYC teen who lost arm ‘subway surfing’ speaks out​

By
Haley Brown, Tina Moore and Mark Lungariello
August 30, 2022 6:28pm
Updated

Doctors can’t reattach the arm of a Queens boy who had the limb severed by a train as he tried to subway surf, his mom told The Post on Tuesday – adding she tried to console him by saying “accidents happen.”

The family of 15-year-old Hamza Mohamed is trying to be supportive and remain positive in the wake of the dangerous stunt, his shaken mother said.

“He lost his arm, his left arm, but he’s going through everything. He’s doing OK,” mom Soha Mohamed said.

“I told him accidents happen in our life and it’s tough for us but we can get through it because we’re strong,” she added.

Hamza is set for surgery Wednesday, at which time the family is hoping to learn whether he can be fitted with a prosthetic, she said. Doctors haven’t told the family when Hamza can go home, but an update is expected at the end of the week, she said.

NYC police inspect the subway-related incident at 74th Street and Broadway in Jackson Heights.J. Messerschmidt/NY Post
“I just need him to be OK and then we’ll see everything,” the mom said.

The family was never even aware of subway surfing until the accident Monday, she added.

Hamza was with a group of friends on a northbound R train in Jackson Heights around 10:25 a.m. Monday when he fell from the train and landed on the tracks at the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station, cops and sources said.

His arm was detached from the elbow down, with the severed limb found under the R train, a transit worker told The Post on Monday. The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

Teenager Hamza Mohamed lost his arm in a subway surfing accident.J. Messerschmidt/NY Post

The family will know if Mohamed can be fitted with a prosthetic arm after surgery.J. Messerschmidt/NY Post

Soha said the family hasn’t told Hamza’s little brother of the extent of the injury.

“We told him that there was an accident and it was a bad situation and [his brother] come back soon,” Soha said.

 

[Mashal88]

Follow your friends doing some stupid shyt but they all still got both their arms.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

I feel sorry for the people that have to clean this mess up

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

If you ride the subway you not shedding no tears.

Everytime I hear that unauthorized person on the tracks delay warning costs time and even money finding alternatives like a cab or Uber.

Those type of stunts disrupt thousands of people moving to and from work.

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Boss: SMITH! WHY ARE YOU LATE!?!

Smith:

 

[Canada Goose]

fukked up. That daredevil shyt is played out and he's lucky to be alive.

Played out? Subway surfing is more popular than ever in NYC (only with Gen Z from what I can see) I don't agree with subway surfing and don't see the appeal but these kids love doing it