India News | Motorman Applies Brakes, Saves Life of Person Lying on Tracks
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Central Railway motorman applied emergency brakes and brought his suburban train to a halt some metres before a person lying on the tracks on the harbour line here, an official said.
Mumbai, May 30 (PTI) A Central Railway motorman applied emergency brakes and brought his suburban train to a halt some metres before a person lying on the tracks on the harbour line here, an official said.
PK Ratnakar, who was piloting a CSMT-Panvel train, saw a person lying on the tracks between Tilak Nagar and Chembur stations on Saturday afternoon, he said.
"He stopped the train some 10-12 metres before this person, who was then safely taken away from the tracks. Ratnakar's timely intervention saved a life. He will be suitably rewarded for this," the CR official informed.
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