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Man charged after allegedly pushing another onto subway tracks at Bloor-Yonge station

A man has been charged withassault after he allegedly pushed another man onto the subway tracks at Toronto's Bloor-Yongestation on Tuesdayevening.

Police say 2 men got into an argument and it escalated into a physical fight

Toronto police say they have charged a man with assault after he allegedly pushed another man onto TTC tracks at Bloor-Yonge station on Tuesday evening.

A man has been charged withassault after he allegedly pushed another man onto the subway tracks at Toronto's Bloor-Yongestation on Tuesdayevening.

Police said the incident happenedat about 6:15 p.m.

Const. Alex Li, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service,said he was told by police at 53 Division thatthe incident began when two men got into an argument. The dispute escalatedinto a physical fight before the victim was pushed, he said.

"One man pushed the other man off the platform level onto the tracks," Li said in an email.

Toronto Transit Commission special constables investigated, then arrested the suspect and turned him over to police, Li said. The man was then charged.

The TTC has confirmed the alleged assault.

Police did notrelease victim's conditionnor did theydescribe the nature of his injuries. They also didn't say if the argument began on a subway train or on the platform itself.

Li said officers are continuing to work with the TTCspecial constables as the investigation is ongoing.

The alleged assault is the latest in a numberof attacks on TTC property in recent months.

Bloor-Yonge station, an interchange station, provides access to Line 1 and Line 2 subway trains. According to the TTC, it is the busiest station in its system.