A subway conductor was spit on and severely beaten by an outraged passenger he had ordered off a train in the Bronx, according to police.
Wild video of the fight shared on social media appears to show the assailant tackle and repeatedly punch the 58-year-old MTA operator in the face on the platform of the 177 Street-Parkchester station around 10:15 p.m. Friday night.
The conductor had announced to all passengers aboard the 6 train that they had reached their final stop and told them to get off before the unidentified assailant hocked a gob of spit at his face, according to footage and police.
The MTA employee then jumped out from the train with what looked like a large piece of wood, which he swung at the suspect, forcing him back, video showed.
The suspect dodged the piece of wood several times before he took off his jacket and tackled the MTA employee to the ground. He then repeatedly delivered blow after blow to the conductor’s head and face with his fist, the footage showed.
Another MTA employee and a bystander were eventually able to pull the man off the conductor but not before he got a final kick to the conductor’s face before the clip cut out.
The violent video matches media released by the NYPD Wednesday morning showing the suspect.
After the beatdown, the unidentified suspect then fled the location on foot, according to police, who appealed to the public for help finding the violent passenger.
The MTA employee suffered cuts and bruising to his face and was rushed by EMS to Jacobi hospital “in serious but stable condition,” police said.
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