police arrested a woman that pushed a traveler into a train

 

On Monday afternoon a woman pushed a traveler off a New York City subway platform into the path of an approaching train, the victim died immediately as bystanders watched in horror. The victim, who is also a woman, was pushed onto the tracks around 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT), and she was pronounced dead on the scene shortly afterward.

Neither the victim nor the suspect was immediately identified by authorities.

Joseph Fox, chief of transit for the New York City Police Department, described the incident as tragic

According to police, the victim was standing on the platform when the suspect, wearing a pink shirt and scarf, lunged at her, 

Two hours after the incident, emergency responders were working to remove the woman's body from the tracks and resume subway service at the station before peak evening commuting hours.

According William Aubry, the police department’s chief of Manhattan detectives, he said that Investigators were reviewing surveillance video and interviewing witnesses to determine a motive.

Some witnesses said the victim and the suspect were involved in a dispute before the incident, but it was not clear whether the women knew each other.

Last year, a woman was convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison for fatally pushing a man into the path of an oncoming New York subway train in 2012.

photo:REUTERS/James Carman