Miraculous escape of metro passenger as she walks straight off the platform in front of a train while looking at her phone
- CCTV footage captured the accident at Estrecho metro station, Madrid, Spain
- The video shows the woman sat waiting for her train to arrive on the platform
- With her eyes glued to her phone, she doesn’t stop as she reaches platform edge
- She falls straight onto the tracks as commuters frantically spring up to help her
A passenger, who was distracted by her phone, wandered straight off the side of the platform and into the path of a moving train.
CCTV footage captured the shocking accident at the Estrecho metro station in Madrid, Spain.
The video shows passengers waiting on the platform when a train pulls into the other side of the station.
A passenger, who was distracted by her phone, wanders straight off the side of the platform and into the path of a moving train at the Estrecho metro station in Madrid, Spain
As the train on their side approaches the platform, the woman gets up and walks towards it.
But, with her eyes glued to her phone, she fails to stop as she reaches the edge and falls straight onto the tracks.
Other passengers quickly bolt up to help the woman as the clip comes to an end.
Madrid Metro said the passenger was not injured in the incident, but urged other metro users to take care not to be distracted by their phones.
A Metro Madrid spokesperson said: ‘Not looking up from your mobile phone while you are waiting for the metro is a distraction which could turn out expensive.’
Other passengers quickly bolt up to help the woman who lies on the track as the clip comes to an end
As the train on their side approaches the platform, the woman gets up and walks towards the edge
The video shows passengers waiting on the platform when a train pulls into the other side of the station
The video was shared with the message: ‘For your security, look up from your mobile phone when you are walking on the platform’.
Earlier this month, a woman cheated death after being knocked in front of an oncoming subway by a commuter who fainted in Argentina.
The woman was left unconscious on the tracks after the accident as the underground train hurtled into the station in Buenos Aires.
CCTV footage showed a man at the back of the platform losing his balance after apparently fainting and smashing into the female commuter crossing in front of him.
Other commuters were filmed frantically waving their arms to try to get the train to brake in time as the man who fainted staggered to his feet.