A subway platform confrontation turned deadly in Philadelphia on Thursday after one man pushed another onto the tracks and into an oncoming train.
The death occurred blocks away from the University of Pennsylvania at the 34th Street SEPTA station in University City around 4:30 p.m., officials told NBC 10.
From The New York Post:
Disturbing footage captures the moment the two men argue just steps from the platform’s edge as the train is heard approaching the station.
A man wearing a dark coat and black hat lands two punches on the victim, causing the latter to tumble over onto the tracks.
Horrified bystanders scream as the Market-Frankford line train pulls into the station seconds later with the man on the tracks.
“We don’t know exactly what took place prior to that to initiate this, but it’s being investigated at this point,” Philadelphia police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi told NBC10.
A person of interest was later taken into custody at 40th Street Station, Massaquoi said.
Watch the footage below [GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING]:
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Philadelphia
Video surfaces of a fight on SEPTA’s subway platform at 34th and Market
A man is thrown onto the tracks in front of a moving train. The train could not be stopped in time and officials say the man… pic.twitter.com/pgROCDRYvX
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