An older man in eastern India was very lucky to avoid serious injury or worse when he tried to jump on a moving train and got dragged along beside it instead.

Fortunately the train slowed down once the driver noticed the man had slipped and a railway staff member on the platform rushed to pull the man free.

The incident happened at Purulia Station on Wednesday November 22 in West Bengal.

The man was thought to be in his 60s and railway staff suggested he get checked for his injuries but the man refused and boarded the train again, with family members.

A dedicated railway staff member averted a potential tragedy as she successfully rescued an elderly passenger attempting to board a moving train in eastern India’s West Bengal.

The incident took place at Purulia railway station on November 22 ( Wednesday).

Visuals showed a passenger aged about 60 yrs trying to board a running train. He became unbalanced & slid from the footsteps and almost went into the gap between the train and the Platform. Instantly duty staff LCT- Madhumita Ghosh came into action & tried to pull him out but in the first attempt could not succeed, she continued her efforts to save the person, and eventually she succeeded in saving the aged passenger near Foot over the bridge. RPF asked him for treatment but he with his family members instantly boarded in the same train.

At Purulia railway station, a potentially perilous situation unfolded when an elderly passenger, approximately 60 years old, attempted to board a moving train. As he struggled with balance, he slid perilously from the footsteps, teetering on the brink of the gap between the train and the platform. Swiftly responding to the crisis, on-duty staff member LCT- Madhumita Ghosh sprang into action.

Despite an initial unsuccessful attempt to pull the elderly passenger to safety, Madhumita Ghosh demonstrated unwavering determination. With commendable persistence, she continued her efforts, managing to successfully rescue the aged passenger just in the nick of time, near the Foot over Bridge.

Recognizing the gravity of the situation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) promptly offered assistance, asking the elderly passenger to seek medical treatment. However, in a surprising turn of events, the passenger, along with his family members, chose to reboard the same train. Unfortunately, due to this decision, collecting specific passenger details became challenging.