By now, you should be fully aware of the tragic incident that occurred at 167th Street train platform in the Bronx where a woman’s husband, Wai Kuen Kwok, was fatally pushed onto the tracks as the D-train arrived.
Up until now, the only account of the unfortunate event came from either investigators, those on the platform at the time, or the man’s widow. In an interview with New York Daily News, the subway motorman operating the train, James Muriel, gives his gruesome details of that tragic morning.
“As soon as I came into 167th St., a body just flew in the air. I didn’t see the actual push, but I knew he was pushed by the way the body traveled across the track, the high rate of speed, and everyone on the platform was crying and screaming.”
According to numerous reports, the suspect is identified as a 34-year-old man with a history of violent crime.
“I didn’t want to see it,” said 53-year-old Muriel — who is still struggling with having seen another person get crushed under his train just a year ago. “I just covered my eyes, and a couple of tears fell from my eyes.”
As if what happened wasn’t enough, the 16-year motorman then had to exit the train to check on the pushed man.
“When the train finally came to a stop, some passengers had to come help me out of the cab. I was so distraught. I couldn’t walk, really. I knew the next step was for me to go to the roadbed and find the body.”
It was under the third train car, where Muriel would find Kwok’s lifeless body.
“There was a lot of yelling and screaming on the train and platform, a lot of crying. Everyone was crying, even grown men. They were all crying and consoling each other.”
–Jamaal Fisher (@jamaalfisher)
