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Bronx Man Dead After Jumping In Front Of ‘A Train’ While Holding 5-Year-Old Girl

KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS, THE BRONX, NY. (THECOUNT) — An unidentified man holding a 5-year-old child died Monday after reportedly jumping in front of an oncoming subway train in the Bronx with his child, according to police.

The father was killed when he was struck by No. 4 train while holding the child, according to PIX11 Monday morning.

Authorities said the man jumped in front of an oncoming Manhattan-bound No. 4 train at the Kingsbridge Road station while holding his 5-year-old daughter, reports PIX11.

The man pronounced dead at the scene, according to officers.

Police said the daughter survived, and a photo provided to PIX11 News shows her alert and seemingly crying while being held by an FDNY official at the scene.

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Geo quick facts: Kingsbridge Heights is a working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the Major Deegan Expressway to the west – Wikipedia.

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