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1 Woman Killed, Another Injured After Being Struck By Subway Train In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A young woman was killed and her friend was injured after they were both hit by a subway train in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.

It happened around 12:30 a.m. at Broadway Junction.

Witnesses told police the victims were drunk and staggering along the edge of the platform when one of them fell onto the tracks as a train was leaving.

Her friend tried to grab her, but she was also hit.

Police say the 23-year-old woman who fell died at the scene.

Her 24-year-old friend suffered a broken arm.

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