MTA employee tackled by man while clearing out subway train in Queens: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A subway train operator was attacked while trying to clear out an M train of passengers at a Queens station on Sunday, according to authorities.
It happened on a train parked at the Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue subway station around 11:55 p.m., police said. The employee was tackled to the ground by a man, according to authorities.
The victim was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center with back pain.
The suspect is described as a man in his 50s, according to authorities.
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