Uncle of 11-year-old Brooklyn boy killed subway surfing blames himself, social media

An MTA spokeswoman said agency staff continues to flag social media posts glorifying subway surfing. — Photo by Xhon Dang on Unsplash

An uncle of the 11-year-old boy killed subway surfing in Brooklyn blames himself and social media for the boy’s tragic death.

Victim Cayden Thompson was riding on top of a G train when he struck his head on an overhang at the Fourth Ave./Ninth St. stop in Park Slope, fell to the tracks and was run over by the train at about 10.10am Monday, cops said.