RPF Personnel's Swift Action Saves Woman From Getting Crushed Under Train In Mumbai

With the agility and courage of a Railway Police Force (RPF) Official, a fatal accident was avoided at a railway station in Mumbai. The whole incident was captured on camera thanks to the CCTV footage of the platform. The alert RPF constable saved a woman from possibly being killed (or harmed) after she fell while trying to board a moving train in Mumbai. The accident happened on Wednesday, December 20, with heavy foot traffic on the platforms.

The harrowing CCTV footage was shared by Western Railway on their official X handle. The 33-second clip unfolds to show a couple rushing to board an express train. As the video progressed, the woman aimed to enter through the wide-open doorway of the train, which can be seen slowly accelerating, but she failed to do so, and she suddenly slipped and fell. The lady constable quickly springs into action, and a passenger in the train pushes her legs outside, ensuring any threatening injuries. While the RPF cop pulls the woman from being run over by the train.

The timely action of a passenger and the RPF personnel rescued her from a close shave with death. The brave act was shared by the Western Railway with a vital message, “Do not board or alight from a moving train.”

The bravery of the female constable was highly praised by the X users. “She did a great job but equal credit to the man in train who pushed her legs outside and saved her from getting any threatening injuries,” a user commented. Another user said, “Congratulations and Salute to Female RPF officer for quickly action and save life of lady, Present of mind save life. Put photo at Station of such incident and one copy at victim family to remember long life.” An account remarked, “Salute to Sharply Active & alert lady officer. She followed them from behind start to end expecting such event. BRAVO.”

Nevertheless, this is not the first time an RPF officer came to the rescue of a passenger’s life from a fast-moving train in Mumbai. In April 2023, RPF personnel Pallabhi Biswas saved an old man from slipping between the locomotive and the platform while trying to climb on a slow-moving train at the Purulia railway station. The old man wearing a lungi loses balance and slips while trying to climb the train. He was getting dragged by the train and was almost about to fall when a female police constable on the rounds saw him and ran towards him. The constable grabs his hand and pulls him away from the train, avoiding a fatal accident.

Deboarding or boarding a moving train has been quite a common occurrence for people in all parts of the country. Despite several warnings, these actions don’t seem to stop leading to dangerous accidents.