Man pushed in front of subway train dies- A man met horrifying death, as he was pushed in front of subway train, and dies on-the-spot on Sunday. Days won't be the same again for the Chinese woman who witnessed the appalling death of her husband.
It was a regular day for Mr. And Mrs. Wai Kuen Kwok as they left their apartment and headed to the Bronx subway station to go to Chinatown for their breakfast and weekly shopping routine.
As they waited for the train on the subway platform, an unidentified man came from the back of Mr. Kwok and without any word the man pushed Mr. Kwok in front of subway train and dies immediately.
The motorman stepped on his brakes but it was too late. The man who was pushed in front of the subway train dies as soon as the first subway car hit him. A number of the train's car rolled over the body of Mr. Kwok.
"Push, push!" the wife screamed as she witnessed the dreadful fate of her husband, and saying few English words she knew.
However, the assailant fled and walked normally. He walked out the subway station, took a Bx35bus at Grand Concourse and East 167th street. He went to a convenience store and came out smoking as if there was nothing wrong happened, according to NY Post.
Surveillance video was released by the NYPD seeing the assailant who was described as a balding man wearing black leather jacket, black pants and white sneakers.
The man pushed in front of the subway dies right away at the scene. Mr. Kwok's wife who was feeling shattered was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital for examination.
Mr. Kwok, the man pushed in front of the subway station and dies had a tragic fate, his neighbors at Findley Avenue apartment were saying. They were claiming that he is a good man.
One of the sons of the man pushed in the subway station left a touching message about his father. He said his dad is an ideal father, who just wants the best for his family. He added his father at the age of 61 is still working six days a week at Dumbo factory manufacturing kitchen accessories.
On Sunday night, NYPD police were dusting off the train for fingerprints. Manhunt continues as the assailant who pushed the man in front of subway is still at large. The suspect will be charged homicide.
The man pushed in front of the station and died is not a rare case. In the past several incidences led to the same fate while others are committing suicide.
NY Times reported that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has declared a total of 49 people who had been hit by subway trains for 2014.
However, the man pushed into the subway train and dies was the first incident after two years. The last being recorded was when a woman shoved an Indian man to death in Dec 2012.