An MTA track worker was struck by a train in downtown Brooklyn Thursday and left with a serious head injury, cops said.
The 64-year-old flagger was working on the northbound tracks at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station around 12:30 a.m. when an F train hit him, police and the MTA said.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition but suffering from head trauma, according to MTA subway division chief Demetrius Crichlow.
The father of three, who has served as a track worker for six years, was part of a team of four performing track inspections, Crichlow told reporters.
Flaggers are responsible for alerting oncoming trains that crews are working up ahead.
The train had no riders on it at the time, the MTA official said.
The exact circumstances of the incident remain under investigation, Crichlow said.
“You know, incidents like this should not happen,” the subway chief said. “And so our goal is to try to prevent that from happening in future.”
Crichlow said he spent the morning at Bellevue alongside the injured worker and his family.
The worker has been able to open his eyes, “but that’s probably the extent of his communication at this point,” the MTA official recounted.
“I got a chance to stand with him in the hospital here early this morning,” Crichlow said. “I got an opportunity to hold his hand, hug his family, and you know, we’re just praying for his speedy recovery at this point.”
