Man jumps in front of train while holding daughter: Police

 

A man is dead and his 5-year-old daughter was injured after police say he jumped in front of a moving train in the Bronx while holding onto her. The incident happened before 8 a.m. Monday at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road. Police say the 45-year-old man jumped onto the tracks while holding his daughter and was hit by a southbound 4 train. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Sources say the child was not hit by the train. She was taken to Jacobi Medical Center to be treated for scratches. Two other people were also treated. They may have jumped onto the tracks to help the young girl. Kemberly Richardson has more: https://7ny.tv/2mBZMUT ---- Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected] #abc7NY #localnews #nyc