Debris from an elevated New York City subway track fell and shattered a car windshield - and it's the second terrifying incident in less than two weeks
- A New York City council member tweeted terrifying photos of subway debris that had fallen and shattered a car windshield.
- It's the second terrifying incident in less than two weeks where debris has fallen from the same subway line in Queens.
- The NYC subway has been in a state of emergency for more than a year, as century-old signals cause near-daily service interruptions.
For the second time in as many weeks, debris has fallen from an elevated New York City subway line, causing damage to vehicles below.
Jimmy Van Bramer, a city council member who represents part of Queens, posted terrifying photos to Twitter Wednesday afternoon of a rusty piece of metal that appears to have fallen, breaking a car windshield below.
In a follow-up tweet, the councilman again called on other politicians to fix the crumbling subway, which has been in a state of emergency for more than a year. Luckily, no one was injured, but "we must fix our crumbling subway infrastructure before a tragedy occurs!" Van Bramer warned.
On February 21, a similar incident occurred where a long piece of metal from overhead tracks fell and pierced a ride-hail driver's windshield. No one was injured in that accident either, but had a passenger been present in the front seat, the results would not have been as lucky.
The MTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
According to Pix11, the state agency said it was investigating the incident, and that the debris in question appeared to be part of a catwalk built for workers beneath the tracks years ago