Man dies after he's punched in face on Penn Station subway platform over bump
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A 55-year-old man died after a man he bumped into on a Penn Station subway platform punched him in the face, sources familiar with the incident said Sunday.
The two men were walking near each other when the victim bumped into the attacker on the uptown C and E platform about 6:55 p.m. Saturday, sparking an argument, the sources said.
The attacker punched the victim once in the face and walked off, the sources said. The stunned victim dropped to the floor about five minutes later.
Cops found the victim unconscious and medics took him to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he died. Police have not yet released his name.
The city Medical Examiner’s office will determine his exact cause of death.
Police were still looking for the puncher Sunday and had distributed his photo to officers to be on the lookout, the sources said.
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