Man pushed in front of subway train in New York dies horrific death. A 61 year old man pushed in front of a Subway train in New York died a gruesome death today that was captured on camera. The old man was waiting for the train with his wife when an unknown assailant came from behind and pushed him onto the tracks of the oncoming train.

Police in New York spent the better part of Thursday looking for a man accused of pushing a 61 year old man onto the subway tracks, in the path of a moving train. The man pushed on the in front of the subway train was identified as Wai Kuen Kwok. He was standing right in front of the train tracks with his wife. It is presumed he was waiting for a train to board.

The unknown assailant came from behind the two and was captured by the New York subway train cameras as he pushed the old man onto the train tracks. A train that was coming up was unable to stop in time. The man was run over, to the extreme shock and horror of his wife.

The man pushed in front of subway train incident occurred at about 8:44 am at the Down town East 167 Train Station today. Police confirmed that they were on the lookout for the criminal behind the shocking murder.

Witnesses said that the assailant, after pushing Wiek onto the train tracks, fled the train station and escaped to the city where he boarded a bus and disappeared.

The man pushed in front of subway train's wife was immediately rushed to hospital after the witnessing the whole crime. Her status is yet to be confirmed.

The incident marks the fourth time a person has been pushed onto the pathway of trains in recent years. The most recent being in 2013 where a man pushed in front of sub way train in Manhattan lost his life after a train ran over him.