GARRISON, N.Y. (AP) -- A man has lost both his legs after a MetroNorth train struck him near the Garrison station in Putnam County.
The incident happened about 4:15 p.m. today as the Hudson line train was traveling north.
A MetroNorth spokesman says the train's engineer spotted the man lying on the tracks. The train tried to stop.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition and identity are unknown.
The MetroNorth spokesman says the man was still alive when rescuers pulled him from the tracks.