Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The incident happened just before 13:30 local time (18:30 GMT) at the busy station

A person has died after being shoved in front of a moving subway train at Times Square station in New York City, police say.

A woman, who is believed to have pushed the victim under the No. 1 line train that was travelling southbound, has been taken into custody.

It is not clear if the two knew each other.

According to the New York Daily News, they were seen arguing before the incident that took place at lunchtime.

Some reports say the victim was a woman.

Witnesses told the New York Post, two other women may have been involved.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Security has been stepped up in New York ahead of the elections and police are patrolling Times Square station

Police and fire-fighters are investigating and there are delays on southbound 1, 2 and 3 trains.

Security has been stepped up in New York for Tuesday's presidential vote as both the main candidates are holding election night events in the city.

The candidates have been racing across battleground states on the campaign's final day.