A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks as a train approached, police say.

The suspect ran away but authorities said they had a man in custody who was being questioned. A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month has been identified, according to police.

A subway rider was pushed onto Manhattan tracks and hit by a train, miraculously surviving with only a head injury. The 45-year-old victim was shoved by a suspect with a criminal history at the 18th Street station.

The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train earlier this month has been identified as Debrina Kawam, police said.

The woman, Debrina Kawam, had a New Jersey address, according to NYPD. Kawam died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York subway train.

A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month has been identified, according to police. The woman was named as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, the New York Police Department said.