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Published Jan. 23, 2022
Updated Jan. 24, 2022, 8:54 a.m. ET

A man was randomly pushed onto subway tracks at a Lower Manhattan station Sunday, suffering minor injuries, police said.

The 61-year-old victim landed on the roadbed on the southbound A/C line at the Fulton Street station around 11:30 a.m., cops said.

The victim was able to climb back onto the platform while not making any contact with a train, an NYPD spokesman said.

Police officers at the scene of where a man was pushed onto the subway track at Fulton Street Station in Manhattan on January 23, 2022.
Police officers at the scene where a man was pushed onto the subway track at Fulton Street Station in Manhattan on January 23, 2022. Daniel William McKnight
The man was able to climb back up to the platform and only suffered minor injuries.
The man was able to climb back up to the platform and only suffered minor injuries. Daniel William McKnight

A law enforcement source said the attack was random.

The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital.

The pusher, who was described as a man in his 20s wearing a camouflage jacket, fled the station on foot, the spokesman said.

No further information was available.

The suspect fled the station on foot after the attack.
The suspect fled the station on foot after the attack. Daniel William McKnight
The 61-year-old victim was taken to Presbyterian Hospital for his minor injuries.
The 61-year-old victim was taken to Presbyterian Hospital for minor injuries. Daniel William McKnight

The incident comes about a week after a 40-year-old Upper West Side woman, Michelle Go, was randomly pushed onto tracks in Times Square while waiting for a train, which struck and killed her. Her accused crazed assailant was identified by cops as a homeless ex-con.