4 people jump in front of NYC trains within 24 hours in separate suicide attempts

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Four people have jumped in front of oncoming trains in New York City within 24 hours, officials said Thursday.

One person was struck by an uptown No. 1 as it entered the 191st St. Station in Washington Heights at around 1:30 p.m.

About an hour later, another person jumped in front of a Queens-bound train as the subway entered the 103rd St. Station in Corona.

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  • A third person was killed late Wednesday after they jumped in front of a No. 2 train at the 96th St. Station on the Upper West Side.

    Less than an hour earlier, a fourth person died by suicide after jumping in front of a No. 1 train at the 207th St. Station.

    The NYPD said that no criminality was involved in any of the incidents.