
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who pushed a 42-year-old man onto the tracks at a Bronx subway station during a fight Tuesday morning.
The unidentified attacker pushed the man onto the tracks on the southbound B and D train platform at the 174th-175th Streets subway station in Mount Eden around 6:10 a.m., officials said.
A good Samaritan who witnessed the attack helped the victim back onto the platform before he made contact with the third rail or was hit by a train.
The attacker fled on foot, and EMS brought the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln for evaluation.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.