A Railway Protection Force (RPF) official has once again saved the life of a child who fell off a moving train while trying to board the train. The incident took place at Mankhurd Railway Station. The footage of the same was captured in the CCTV camera showing the RPF official saving the child.
The official of the Railway Protection Force saved the live a child who fell off a moving local train due to the jostling of passengers after they boarded the train, reported news agency ANI.
The video shows a large group of people trying to board the moving train including the child and his mother..
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The video shows the official who managed to grab the child getting out of a moving train within seconds. The official, seen standing next to the passing train, sprang into action to rescue the child. RPF officials have always been praised for their alertness and actions in saving the lives of commuters in local trains.
Around 760 people have died on suburban railway tracks in Mumbai from January 1 to June 30, 2021, according to the statistics compiled by the Government Railway Police (GRP), according to the Hindustan Times report. The deceased included 665 men and 95 women. The GRP data also mentioned that a maximum of 490 died while trespassing. Around 730 people had died while crossing the railway line in 2020.