A passenger who was dragged along a platform by a train in Mumbai managed to escape serious injury.

CCTV footage shows the man clinging onto the train as it began to speed up while leaving the station.

The passenger was eventually pushed away from the train after his legs collided with a carriage.

A nearby police officer named Vinit Kumar pulled the passenger away after witnessing the incident on June 29.

A passenger almost fell into the gap while trying to get down from a running train. Luckily, his leg hit the footboard and was pushed away. As the man fell railway police constable Vinit Kumar immediately responded and pulled him to safety. The incident took place on June 29 in Borivali station of Mumbai city. Maharashtra state.