Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Afghanistan, June 10 (UPI) -- A South African man is suing the New York City Transit Authority for the partial loss of his finger. Pieter Swanepoel, 62, and his wife, Sheila, 59, had a 12-hour layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport on their way home from a Los Angeles vacation Dec. 10. Advertisement They decided to spend the time sightseeing and Swanepoel said he approached a subway conductor to ask if he had the right train for the airport. However, he said the conductor's manner wasn't friendly or helpful. He said he placed his right hand on the conductor's windowsill to balance himself and suddenly the window slammed shut and a sharp pain shot through his hand. Swanepoel said his right index finger had been severed between the first two knuckles. A Transit Authority spokeswoman said she was not aware of the case and declined to comment.
