Zoom News : Oct 31, 2020, 08:44 AM
Mumbai: An alert Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable saved the life of a woman passenger who fell down while trying to board a train at Ghatkopar railway station in Mumbai on Wednesday (October 28). CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral on social media.The CCTV footage shows a number of passengers walking at a platform at Ghatkopar railway station while a train was on the move. Soon, a woman rushes to board the running train, but she hits a rod and falls down. An alert RPF constable, who was present at the platform, rushed to her assistance when she was about to slip into the cavity between the platform and the running train. If he had not caught her on time, there were chances of her getting crushed under the speeding train.Similar incidentIn a similar incident, another woman was saved by an RPF constable at Malad railway station in February last year. RPF personnel Praveen Kumar caught a woman who was being dragged along the tracks after falling from the train. Kumar was showered with praises for his alertness.Train-related accidentsIt may be noted that around 18,423 people died and 18,847 people were injured in suburban train-related accidents from January 2013 to August 2018, according to the reply by Mumbai Railway Police Commissionerate in an RTI two years ago.