Two young friends were killed by an oncoming New York subway train on Sunday, with shocking video capturing their final moments on the tracks at Manhattan's Spring Street station.
Malaika Chitre and Navam Kaul, both 24, were seen holding each other seconds before being struck. The footage, too graphic to show, appears to capture Ms Chitre trying to help her close friend Mr Kaul to his feet.
Emergency brake fails to stop train
The train operator attempted to use the emergency brake, but it failed to stop in time, killing both. The operator of the Number 4 service told supervisors that 'the woman was laughing and pulling the male towards her when the train came into contact,' according to the report.
Navam's friend Rajnikant Pipalia said: 'There's nothing in his life that would make him do anything stupid. They (Kaul and Chitre) grew up in the same world. They're all part of the same friends circle, the same South Asian group hanging out together, enjoying the same festivals.'
Both were Rutgers graduates
Both had graduated at the same time from Rutgers University. Mr Kaul was starting his career as a financial data analyst for Bloomberg, while Ms Chitre worked for Acadia Pharmaceuticals, according to their LinkedIn profiles.
Sources told The New York Post that investigators are examining whether the pair were intoxicated and didn't know what was happening when they were killed. No suicide notes were found, but it has not been ruled out as a motive, the sources said.
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