An MTA employee and mother of three was killed late Thursday night after she was hit by an approaching train while working on subway tracks in the Bronx, officials and transit sources said.
The worker, identified as 41-year-old construction flagger Moet McCullum, was on the southbound tracks at the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium station at about 11:30 p.m. when a D train entered the station and struck her, the MTA said.
“This is a difficult day. Last night, we tragically lost a member of our MTA family,” MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said in a statement following the fatal Bronx subway incident.
Crichlow said the circumstances surrounding McCullum’s death remain under investigation. “This morning, I was at the hospital, at the scene, and I met with her family … I ask that we all keep Ms. McCullum and her family in our thoughts and prayers,” he added.
Transit sources said McCullum, a mother of three, had been with the agency for only 11 months.
Construction flaggers play a critical safety role in the subway system, alerting train operators when crews are working on or near active tracks.
The Transport Workers Union Local 100 said it was “deeply saddened” by McCullum’s death and mourned the loss of one of its members.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with our member’s family, loved ones, friends, and coworkers during this incredibly difficult time,” the union said. “As we learn more, we ask everyone to keep the family in your prayers and our members working throughout the system in your thoughts.”
In a similar tragedy back in 2023, MTA flagger Hilarion Joseph, 57, was fatally struck by a train as he worked on the 34th Street-Herald Square tracks.
He had also been working for the MTA for just 11 months when he was killed.
And in 2024, a 64-year-old MTA flagger was struck by a Manhattan-bound F train in downtown Brooklyn Thursday and left with a serious head injury, officials said.
He had served as a track worker for six years, and was part of a team of four performing track inspections.
