Police are looking for a man and woman who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled.

The NYPD is asking the public to assist them in finding the two suspects who took an unoccupied subway car on a joyride last week. The pair fled the scene after the train crashed.

Two people tried to operate an unoccupied train at a Queens subway station and ended up crashing it, police said.

The incident happened at the Briarwood subway station, according to the New York Police Department. While ABC News reports the out-of-service train only traveled about 50 feet, the alleged theft comes as local offcials ordered a large increase in law enforcement in New York's subway system to ensure the safety of riders.

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Family members of the man accidentally shot in the head by NYPD officers at a Brooklyn subway station​​ are calling for an investigation into the responding officers' actions. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.

The family of a Brooklyn hospital worker who was left in critical condition after police opened fire and struck him in the head at a subway station is calling for an investigation of the shooting. Family members say Gregory Delpeche,

Police said the suspects accessed an unoccupied train sitting in the station "and operated it, causing a collision and damage to the train."

Police are searching for two suspects in connection to a subway collision in Queens on Thursday2. The incident happened around 12:08 a.m. at the Briarwood subway station. The suspects entered an empty train,