2 people ride and cause an accident with an unoccupied train at a Queens subway station, NYPD says

NEW YORK — Two people attempted to control an unoccupied train in a Queens subway station last week and caused an accident, police said.

It happened shortly after midnight on September 12 at the Briarwood subway station.

According to police, two people entered the empty train and operated it. They caused the train accident and the carriage was damaged, police said. It is unclear how far the people were able to travel on the train.

Police said the two people then got off the train and fled. No one was injured in the incident.

The two people were captured on video footage from a surveillance camera on the train. The police are asking the public for help in identifying them.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.orgor on X by marking or sending messages @NYPDTips.