- The actions of three quick-thinking transport staff a saved a drunken woman
- While stranded on the tracks of a suburban station a train came toward her
- With just seconds to spare the officers ran to her aid and moved her to safety
- A man believed to be known to the woman was unsuccessful in helping her
The actions of three quick-thinking transport staff have a saved a drunken woman, dragging her out of the way of an oncoming train.
With just seconds to spare before the train would have likely crushed the woman, the the protective services officers (PSOs) ran to her aid and pulled her to safety.
‘That woman was potentially going to be very seriously injured if not killed… you’ve got 300 tonnes of train coming through, that’s a lot of weight, she would have probably been killed,’ Inspector Martin Hardy told 7 News.
A man believed to be known to the woman was unsuccessful in pulling her up initially
It is understood the woman was intoxicated when she attempted to cross the tracks at an inner suburban station late at night.
A man believed to be known to the woman initially tried to rescue the woman after she jumped onto the tracks, but he could not get her up.
The three Melbourne workers had been attending to another situation when they noticed the woman was in tremendous danger.
Terrifying footage shows the men hauling the woman to safety just seconds before the train passes by.
Luckily, the woman escaped without suffering any injury.
The police force have recognised the men for their exceptional efforts to rescue the woman.
While stranded on the tracks of a suburban station a train came toward her
With just seconds to spare the officers ran to her aid and moved her to safety