In the new incident on Tuesday, which was captured on video, a man approached another man, and pushed him from behind onto the subway track, just as a southbound train was pulling into the station at around 1.35pm ET, a police department spokesperson said.
Man pushed in front of New York City subway train injured but alive, police say The incident occurred in the heart of Manhattan and a man has been taken into custody, but charges are yet to be filed.
A man waiting for the subway in Manhattan was pushed in front of an oncoming train on Tuesday afternoon, but survived with injuries to his leg and head, according to the New York police department.
The police have one man in custody who is a person of interest in the incident, but have not yet filed charges, NYPD spokesperson Austin Glickman said.
The power on the southbound line of the station was shut off for about an hour to facilitate the rescue of the man who had been pushed, and the investigation into what had happened, according to a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
