Horrifying moment a Philadelphia man is pushed onto the subway during a brawl just before the train crashes into the station and kills him, days after the city's new mayor vows to crack down

A Philadelphia man was pushed onto subway tracks and fatally struck by an oncoming train, just days after the city's new mayor vowed to crack down on crime.

The man was fighting with another man on the SEPTA platform Thursday around 4:30 p.m. when disaster struck at the 34th Street Station.

Bystander video captured the tragic moment when one of the men punched the other, causing him to stumble on the tracks.

Moments later, a SEPTA train on the Market-Frankford line arrived at the platform and killed the man.

A SEPTA spokesperson confirmed that the man seen throwing punches in the video has been taken into custody, but it remains unclear whether charges will be filed against him.

The man was fighting with another man on the SEPTA platform Thursday around 4:30 p.m. when disaster struck at the 34th Street Station.

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Retired Sergeant. Mark Fusetti said on X: “These two men are known to the Septa Police Department.

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“They take the EL & Subway day and night. They use the trains as toilets and beds. This is another crime that could have been prevented if Septa had not let them live in their trains.”

This tragic incident occurred as Cherelle Parker, the new mayor of Philadelphia, was sworn in, becoming the city's first female leader.

Cherelle Parker, the newly sworn-in 100th mayor of Philadelphia, delivers her inauguration speech at the ceremony on Tuesday

Parker is seen swearing in the new Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Kevin Bethel, on Tuesday

Cherelle Parker, a 51-year-old Democrat and longtime councilwoman, campaigned on a centrist platform of safety, jobs and city services.

She pledged during the campaign to hire another 300 police officers, including community officers, and to reinstate “constitutional” stop-and-frisk. She also raised the idea of ​​year-round school attendance to reduce juvenile crime.

Her plans include increasing the number of police officers on the streets, with an emphasis on community policing — a policy she championed while on the city council.

“Officers there as guards, not warriors, get to know the people they are sworn to protect and serve,” she said during her inaugural address Tuesday night.

Parker takes over a city where violent crime is declining: homicides are down more than 20 percent year over year, and non-fatal shootings are down 28 percent.

But Philadelphia had a grim reputation in 2020 and 2021 as one of America's most dangerous cities, with more than 500 murders a year — significantly more than New York, which is five times the size.

Kensington, which was a bustling industrial district until the 1950s, is now described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as “the poorest neighborhood in the poorest big city in America”

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And thefts in Philadelphia are skyrocketing, with reported car thefts up 72 percent. Retail theft is also soaring, rising 28 percent in the past year.

Parker said her Public Safety Emergency “will quickly bring all available resources to neighborhoods struggling with the scourges of crime, gun violence, drugs and addiction.”

She said her new police chief, Kevin Bethel, is tasked with planning for these crises and for quality-of-life crimes including auto theft, shoplifting and illegal ATV use.