- The man stumbled toward Sydney’s Wynyard station and appeared to faint
- A customer service officer signalled for the train to stop as it approached
- Six members of the public rushed to the unconscious man’s aid
- Sydney trains discourages running to help because a live track is dangerous
Incredible footage shows the moment a man faints and falls forward onto train tracks before six other passengers jump onto the live railway to rescue him.
At 1.54pm on a busy Monday afternoon at Sydney’s Wynyard station the man can be seen on security footage stumbling in the direction of the tracks, 7 News reports.
Without warning he appears to faint and tumbles head-first in front of an oncoming train, laying unconscious across the railway.
At 1.54pm on a busy Monday afternoon at Sydney’s Wynyard station the man can be seen on security footage stumbling in the direction of the tracks, 7 News reports
A customer service officer wearing a high-visibility vests springs into action, immediately using the emergency stop signal of two raised hands to prevent the train from running him down.
Onlooking passengers chose to jump onto the tracks and help the man to his feet – an idea Sydney trains heavily discourages no matter if the train appears to be halting or not.
‘We understand it’s human nature to want to help someone who has been injured but jumping onto a live track is extremely dangerous,’ Rob Austin from Sydney trains said.
A customer service officer wearing a high-visibility vests springs into action, immediately using the emergency stop signal of two raised hands to prevent the train from running him down
Onlooking passengers chose to jump onto the tracks and help the man to his feet – an idea Sydney trains heavily discourages no matter if the train appears to be halting or not
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said that last year trains were delayed as many as 400 times because of sick passengers, and urges people to come forward if they’re feeling ill.
The train was delayed because of the incident on the track.
Other than a bruised shoulder and a few scratches the man in question escaped with very few injuries.