A heart-stopping moment took place in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, when a toddler fell onto the tracks moments before a high-speed train thundered through the Newark Northgate railway station.
Luckily for the child and bystanders, a brave commuter jumped down onto the tracks and saved the toddler in the nick of time.
This dramatic incident, which occurred last month, was captured on CCTV at the station.
The Incident
The 36-second video shows a three-year-old boy walking behind two adults before suddenly running to the edge of the platform.
He lowers himself over the edge and tumbles backwards onto the track.
A man with the child sprints across the platform as a quick-thinking bystander leaps onto the tracks, lifting the boy to safety.
Just 22 seconds later, a train rushes through the station without stopping.
“I think the fact a train came through the station at speed just seconds after emphasized just how awful the outcome could have been,” said Olivia Timms, a station customer services assistant who witnessed the incident.
“Thankfully, everyone made it home safely that day, and we want to make sure that happens every day.”
Rail Safety Week
The footage of this and two other similar incidents was released by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) as part of Rail Safety Week.
In another incident, passengers are seen leaving a train when a child falls through the gap between the train and the platform. A station guard quickly pulls the child to safety as a crowd gathers.
So far this year, eight safety incidents involving children have been recorded at LNER stations.
