Subway accident kills man

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- A man going to obtain a marriage license yesterday morning died when he apparently fainted, fell onto subway tracks and hit the electrified third rail.

Peter Seligman began to feel dizzy on a crowded train and decided to stand with his fiancee on the small platform between cars to get some air, police said.

He fell onto the tracks as the train pulled into a station.

Seligman, 30, and Sarah Sinek were to be married Sept. 3.

The Manhattan couple met when both worked at Dan Klores & Associates, one of the top 20 independent public relations firms in the country.

Seligman was a partner at the firm and had worked there eight years. He managed accounts for talk show host Jay Leno and a number of sports accounts.

"He was very, very hardworking -- he was deeply committed to his clients," Klores said

"He recognized that he was growing, and that made him better. He was very loyal to the people who worked for him."

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