Subway Hits Citi Bike Left On Midtown Train Tracks, MTA Says

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A subway train hit a Citi Bike that had been left on the tracks at a Midtown station Friday afternoon, causing a loud noise and filling the station with smoke, according to the MTA and reports.

The uptown 6 train hit the bicycle at the 51st Street-Lexington Avenue station around 12:45 p.m., according to an MTA spokesperson.

The collision caused a loud noise and sparked a fire on the tracks, according to the MTA and an FDNY spokesperson. Video posted by NBC New York meteorologist Matt Brickman showed the station filling with smoke as passengers ran off the train.

The fire was extinguished by 1:25 p.m., according to the fire department.

The accident caused 6 trains to run express between 14th Street and 125th Street until after 2 p.m., when regular service resumed — though the entire 4-5-6 line was running with delays, the MTA said in a tweet.

A similar collision last fall between a train and a Citi Bike produced a dramatic shower of sparks at a subway station in Astoria, Queens, captured on video. Police later asked for help finding five people who they said were responsible for tossing the bike onto the tracks.