A man was critically injured after getting sucked into an MRI machine at a medical center on New York's Long Island, according to police.

A man in Long Island, New York was critically injured after he entered an MRI room without permission while wearing large, metallic chain around his neck.

The man, 61, was in critical condition after entering an exam room in Westbury, N.Y., on Long Island, without authorization while a scan was in progress, the authorities said.