Inches from death: Girl, 18, is pulled back to safety by quick-thinking passengers when she slips out open door of a packed train travelling at 80mph
- Teenage girl leans out of the carriage and appears to touch train on other track
- She loses her footing and slips down as vigilant passengers grab at her clothes
- Young girl looks dazed after being pulled back to safety on train in Mumbai, India
An 18-year-old girl has been saved by fellow passengers after she slipped from a speeding train.
The girl, who has not been identified, was on a train travelling at 80 mph in Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India.
In the shocking footage a few people can be seen standing near the exit of the train and the teenager is stood at the edge, holding onto a metal pole near the door.
The 18-year-old girl can be seen standing at the edge of the train carriage (left) as it travels through Mumbai, India. She then starts to lean (right) outside as another train approaches
A few moments later she leans out of the carriage and her foot slips off the footboard.
As she starts to tip outside another train can be seen moving towards her on the opposite tracks.
It appears as though the girl is hit by the other train and a loud ‘thud’ can be heard.
However, as soon as the girl slips from the footboard she is caught by an aware passenger wearing a shirt, who was stood behind her and had watched her start to fall.
She can be seen dangling in the air as the passenger holds her hand and another man in a tartan patterned shirt grabs her clothes.
She loses her balance on the train footboard and slips outside. Quick-thinking passengers grab at her clothes (left) and manage to pull her back inside (right)
The girl, wearing a stripey top, looks dazed (right) as the men help her regain balance (left)
After the girl is pulled back up to safety she looks dazed and staggers a little before scrunching her face.
One of the passengers Mahesh Mahatre said: ‘This is not the first time I have seen such an accident.
‘The young boys and girls mostly travel on footboards and many accidents and deaths have happened in the past, but they won’t take a lesson.’
Many deaths have been reported in the past due to people travelling on the dangerous train footboards.
Mumbai local trains are famous locations for young men to try train surfing while others watch them perform the stunts.
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