Two 24-year-old friends from New Jersey were killed after being struck by a subway train at Manhattan’s Spring Street station early Sunday, as investigators continued to determine how they ended up on the tracks.
4 train at around 3:14 am. Chitre and Kaul had been longtime friends and were among the 2024 graduates of Rutgers University. Around 100 passengers were on board the train at the time of the incident.
Citing police sources, the New York Post reported that investigators are examining whether either Kaul or Chitre was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident.
Malaika Chitre, an Indian-origin woman from Dayton, New Jersey, and Navam Kaul of Sayreville were hit by a southbound No, according to police. The two of them declared dead at the spot. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority report on the incident stated that it remains unclear whether the man or the woman initially fell onto the tracks. Following the collision, they were evacuated onto the platform.
However, the report suggests that the second victim entered the tracks in an apparent attempt to help the other person up.
