UPDATE: More dramatic CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a 57-year-old man fell to the train tracks in Sydney. In a twist to the story, however, the man has since been arrested in hospital. Full story: 9News
A man who nearly died after fainting onto railway tracks as a train was approaching in Sydney was arrested after a stay in hospital.
Staff jumped onto the tracks to try and pull the man to safety, but he had been knocked unconscious in the fall and could not be moved.In the video, the person filming zooms to a display screen showing the time the train is due to arrive: a mere two minutes.As the train rounds the bend into the station, a guard desperately waves red flags at the driver while a chorus of screams can be heard from the commuters at the platform.
Transport Minister David Elliot said he was delighted in the work from train staff in saving the man's life."It was quite clear he was unsteady on his feet and that really isn't an excuse," he said.
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