#73-year-old woman punched in face on Bronx subway platform

A 73-year-old woman was punched in the face by a stranger on Wednesday night while standing on a subway platform in the Bronx, sources said.

The Queens woman was on the platform of the D line at the 174 street station at about 7:20 p.m. when a man attacked her before fleeing the scene, according to law enforcement sources.

The victim was taken to Bronx care hospital with pain to her face. The suspect was described as a man in his 20s. Cops were searching for him early Thursday.

The incident takes place one day after a deviant was arrested for shoving a 92-year-old woman into a Manhattan fire hydrant.