A jury found the city’s transit agency liable for neglecting public safety for decades, leading to thousands of people getting hit by trains.

The jury determined that the MTA had failed to install safety barriers or other protective devices.

“In the world of transportation, there are very few things that are almost 100% effective, and platform screen doors and these barriers are almost 100% effective,” David Roth, one of the plaintiff’s lawyers, said.

The lawsuit stems from an incident at the Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center station in August 2016.

Lawyers say their client, a 21-year-old architecture student from Brazil, fainted on a hot summer day, fell onto the tracks and was run over by a train, severing her left arm and left leg.

“The common denominator and root cause is open acces

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