Navi Mumbai Commuters Push Local Train to Rescue Man Trapped Under Train, Watch Video

In busy Mumbai, a remarkable display of humanity unfolded at Navi Mumbai’s Vashi station when commuters banded together to push an entire train, all in a bid to rescue a man trapped beneath its wheels. The gripping video of this rescue mission quickly spread across social media, earning praise and admiration, and reigniting the city’s indomitable spirit.

Railway officials confirmed the incident as a case of track trespassing, emphasizing the importance of utilizing designated crossings. The man found himself in jeopardy while crossing the tracks, as a suburban local train bound for Panvel suddenly applied emergency brakes, halting just in time on the platform to avert disaster – reported by midday.

Person got caught under the train, crowd pushes off the train and pulls them out. [SFW]
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The 41-second clip showed the commuters gathering around the train’s motorman cabin while others were seen pushing the heavy train coach to the other side to rescue the man trapped under. The user who posted the recording on Reddit disclosed that the passenger was found trapped under the Panvel-bound local. “When I recorded this, people were just pushing randomly.

Later, everybody collaborated and pushed at the same time and it worked,” the user said on Reddit. Cat_Of_Culture, the user who posted the clip also informed that the man escaped with minor injuries when some of the Redditors questioned whether the trapped person was alive.

Another Reddit user claimed that he was present at the spot on the same train and that the man had a sprained ankle “but otherwise he is doing fine”

The affected person met with the unfortunate incident when he was crossing the tracks. A train headed towards Panvel abruptly applied emergency brakes, stopping just in time on the platform to prevent a catastrophe but the man came under the train. The onlookers acted quickly, joining forces to move the massive 12-car train aside.