A deranged suspect who randomly pushed a Big Apple straphanger onto Manhattan subway tracks Tuesday afternoon has been charged with attempted murder, police said.
Kamel Hawkins, 23, was also charged with assault after he allegedly pushed a stranger onto the tracks at the 18th Street station just after 1:30 p.m., police said.
Chilling video footage obtained by the Post captures the horrific ordeal, in which a hooded thug appears as the victim appears to be looking at his cellphone as the train enters the station. A man was seen wandering around the edge of the platform.
Without warning, the suspect pushed the man onto the tracks, and the unsuspecting strap disappeared beneath the train.
The victim, an unidentified 45-year-old man, was hit by an incoming train and miraculously survived the afternoon's harrowing assault with only head injuries, police said.
