QUEENS (PIX11) – A giant drill bit narrowly missed drilling right through a packed subway car in Queens Thursday morning.
The machinery, being used for the East Side Access project, was being operated by a contractor above ground near the 21st St. Station in Long Island City.
The drill bit narrowly missed hitting a packed ‘F’ train. (Photo: MTA)
The drill bit, measuring 10 inches in diameter, broke through the tunnel’s roof at about 11:45 a.m., grazing the top and side of an ‘F’ train with approximately 800 people aboard, according to the MTA.
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