Man escapes death after train driver applies emergency brakes, video goes viral
Man escapes death after train driver applies emergency brakes, video goes viral
MUMBAI (Web Desk) - An elderly Indian man narrowly escaped death after the driver of a local train in Mumbai applied emergency brakes.
The incident occurred in Mumbai’s Kalyan area when the man was trying to cross the railway track. A video of the senior citizen being rescued from under the train has gone viral and is being circulated on social media platforms.
The incident took place around 12.45 pm on Sunday when the train started from platform no. 4 of the Kalyan railway station in neighbouring Thane district. Hari Shankar (70), who was crossing the track at that time, fell and got stuck under the train, the Central Railway (CR) said in a release.
Chief Permanent Way Inspector (CPWI) Santosh Kumar then shouted to caution loco pilot S K Pradhan and assistant loco pilot Ravi Shankar G. The two loco pilots immediately applied emergency brakes and pulled up the elderly man from under the train, the release said.
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
