A stranger shoved a 71-year-old man and one other straphanger onto subway tracks throughout a conflict in a Decrease Manhattan station Monday evening, police stated.
Each victims had been injured however nonetheless capable of climb again up onto the platform on their very own earlier than the following prepare got here into the station, authorities stated.
The suspect, Terrell Coley, 35, is accused of pushing the senior and a 30-year-old man onto the R and W prepare tracks on the Whitehall Avenue station round 10:30 p.m.
Regulation-enforcement sources say Coley and the 2 males bought into an argument earlier than the shoving, however it’s unclear what sparked the feud.
It additionally wasn’t identified if the 2 victims knew one another.
The older man broke his elbow within the fall, whereas the youthful sufferer suffered a reduce on his left elbow and proper pinky, in addition to hip ache, police stated.
Each had been taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Decrease Manhattan Hospital, the place they had been listed in secure situation.
Coley of Brooklyn was arrested on the scene and charged with two counts of second-degree assault, a felony, in addition to reckless endangerment, authorities stated.
