Watch: Man tried to board running train, slipped, rescued by RPF personnel

A video is doing rounds on social media showing a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saving a passenger’s life when his foot got stuck in the gap between the train and platform in Chennai.

The passenger was trying to board the running train and lost his balance and got stuck, but he was rescued by the RPF personnel.

In the video, an RPF personnel is seen running towards him and pulled him to safety as the train sped off. The passenger survived unhurt.

#WATCH: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saved a passenger’s life by rescuing him from falling, while he was boarding a train at Egmore Railway Station’s platform. The passenger didn’t suffer any injury. #TamilNadu (12.11.18) pic.twitter.com/OdNDYMdu2y

— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2018

“Well done, we need this type of responsible and brave person in our defence force,” commented a user. “Well done… Good Job… Due to your effort, one precious life could be saved,” commented the other social media user.

Earlier this year, a Mumbai constable’s swift action saved a seven-year-old boy from slipping into the small gap between the train track and the platform. The constable, who rushed at a lightning speed to save the boy later got rewarded by the Western Railways for his “exemplary courage and humanity”.

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