'DISSING' GOT MAN THROWN OFF TRAIN; And he didn't say a word.

Byline: By JEFF EDWARDS Chief Crime Correspondent

A TEEN gang threw a man from a train and left him fighting for his life because he looked at them the wrong way ... which they said was "dissing" them.

The senseless attack left the 61-year-old with a fractured skull and it is feared he could have serious brain damage.

Witnesses told police three youths hurled him out of a carriage as the doors opened at a station. The victim was found unconscious and covered in blood on the platform.

His possessions were scattered around him, untouched.

The man was thought to be on the way home from his job in Central London and was thrown out at West Dulwich station in South London.

A senior British Transport police source said of the attack at 10pm on Tuesday: "He was attacked for disrespecting the youths.

"Apparently he was minding his own business when three youths picked on him for the most trivial of reasons.

"It appears something happened that caused him to look at them and they didn't like it. He was not robbed, they were not after his money or his wallet. We have witnesses who saw him being punched hard, full in the face.

"When the train pulled into West Dulwich station he was hurled out on to the platform, where he hit his head.

"The three attackers got off the train and fled. One was arrested nearby and we are looking for his accomplices.""

A 19-year-old was still being quizzed yesterday. Police are seeking his accomplices, thought to be black and in their late teens. They are also checking CCTV footage.

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SUBURBIA: Commuters at West Dulwich station