Train guard’s swift emergency brake saves passenger’s life in Gujarat. Nail-biting video
India Today
The CCTV footage shows the passenger getting stuck between the moving train and the platform in Surat railway station.
A man was saved from grave injury thanks to the timely intervention by the train manager at Surat railway station. A video of the incident, shared by the Ministry of Railways on Twitter, has now gone viral. It may leave you shocked.
The CCTV footage shows a train leaving the platform and picking up speed. In the meantime, a passenger was seen standing at a door, trying to get down from the moving train. As the video goes on, the man attempts to get down from the train and ends up slipping and getting stuck between the platform and the train.
However, the train stops suddenly and the man jumps to the platform quickly without any injury.
“Vigilance and promptness saved the life of the passenger! While trying to alight from a moving train at Surat railway station in Gujarat, a passenger ran between the platform and the train. At the same time, the train manager (guard) acted swiftly by applying the emergency brake and saved the life of the passenger,” read the caption.
Take a look:
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The video has been viewed over 12k times and received several angry remarks from netizens. While some lauded the train guard’s promptness and expressed that the person should be rewarded, others pointed out that the passenger should be heavily fined.