Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) An alert Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable saved the life of a 23-year-old woman who fell on the tracks at Sandhurst Road station here, an official said on Friday.

Aneesha Shaikh felt dizzy and fell on the track while waiting for a train on platform number 2 of Sandhurst Road station on Thursday evening, the official said.

Also Read | ISRO to Launch Communication Satellite CMS-01 Onboard PSVL-C50 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on December 17.

On-duty RPF constable from Byculla post Shyam Surat immediately jumped on the tracks and safely brought the woman back to the platform with the help of some passengers, just as a CSMT-bound train arrived there, he said.

According to railway officials, the CCTV footage of from the scene showed some passengers trying to stop the approaching train, while the constable lifted the woman from the tracks.

Also Read | ED Arrests Cryptocurrency Trader Naisar Kothari in Multi-Crore Betting Scam Involving Chinese Companies.

The footage of the incident has gone viral on social media, the official said.

Earlier this year, personnel from the RPF, Railways, Maharashtra Security Force and Government Railway Police saved 13 lives on Mumbai's suburban network, a release issued by the Central Railway stated.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)