50-year-old man slashed in the face at Brooklyn subway station: NYPD

A 50-year-old man was slashed in the head at a subway station in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, police said.

It happened when the man onboarded a northbound B train near Prospect Park.

FOX 5 NY is told that the suspect fled the scene wearing a red jacket and black pants.

The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition, police said.

It is unclear what sparked the incident.