A freak accident in a New York City train station took a turn of Hollywood proportions. A man who was hit by a No. 2 train in Manhattan this weekend was identified as a famous screenwriter. Academy Award-nominated Will Rokos is best known for Monster’s Ball, the film that earned Halle Berry her Oscar.

According to The New York Post, Rokos was waiting for the train in the 14th street station when he leaned over to check down the tunnel. The train came in the station hitting Rokos in the head.

The policemen say that the train driver tried to stop the train, but when he slammed the brakes it was already too late. The train only stopped after five cars had arrived into the station.

Rokos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Monster’s Ball.

The screenwriter is said to be in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.