A woman was saved from falling in between a moving train and a platform by an alert official in Virar, Maharashtra.

CCTV footage captured on February 13 shows the female passenger attempting to get onto the moving train but losing her footing.

She is then dragged along the platform for a few moments before an alert security guard named Nilesh Patil pulls her away from the moving train.

A woman was lucky to survive due to timely intervention after she slipped and fell down while boarding a moving train in western India's Maharashtra.

The incident took place at the Virar Railway Station on February 13.

CCTV footage features the woman trying to chase the moving train at the railway station. However, the passenger loses balance while boarding and slides down in the gap between the train and the platform, posing a threat to life as she gets dragged along the coach. Luckily, an alert railway cop rushes and pulls the woman to safety to avoid any tragedy.

In a life-saving act, the on-duty Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) officer, identified as Nilesh Patil, showed vigilance and rescued the woman who got dragged along the moving compartment while boarding it.