East 14th Street and Third Avenue subway (Photo by Sabina Mollot)

By Sabina Mollot

Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man who was found on a road bed in the subway at Third Avenue and 14th Street.

Emergency responders arrived at around 4:47 a.m. on Thursday after getting a call about a person unconscious. After seeing that he was unresponsive with signs of trauma to his body, he was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is ongoing and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

“We still don’t know if the individual was struck by a train,” said an NYPD spokesman. The identity of the man is being withheld pending family notification. As of noon on Thursday, police said they were still trying to track down one possible relative in the Netherlands.

“We’re not sure if he’s a tourist or if he lives here,” the spokesman added.