WATCH: Passengers Frantically Wave To Stop Train As Woman Falls On Tracks
As if by some miracle, a woman was saved from being run over by a train after she fell from the station's platform last week.
The dramatic incident, which happened in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, was captured by a surveillance camera of the Pueyrred ó n station's Underground D Line. The woman was accidentally knocked onto the train tracks after a fellow commuter passed out.
The footage was released by local authorities, said NBC News.
Shocked and surprised at the sudden accident, other passengers frantically rushed in to save the woman, who remained unconscious after her fall. Their prompt action came just in time considering that a train was approaching.
Passengers waved their hands and bags in an effort to alert the operator to stop the train. Some even thought of jumping on the tracks to rescue the woman, but did not .
La Nacion, which also reported on the incident, revealed that the frantic gestures from the passengers was enough for 51-year-old Roxana Flores to apply the brakes in time. The train stopped just five meters from the unconscious woman.
The woman, who was identified only as Andrea, was assisted back to the platform by two individuals.
Prior to Flores applying the train's “safety protocol,” the locomotive was traveling at 40 kilometers per hour.
“ She owes her life to God, not me,” said Flores. Although she admitted that her quick reaction was indeed vital, the train operator remained resolute that some “divine force” had helped the woman.
Had Andrea, a teacher by profession, fell a second later, Flores wouldn't be able to stop the train on time due to its reduced visibility when leaving a curve.
Flores explained that the she first saw the passengers waiving at her while the train was entering the platform. She saw the signals they made, but she never saw the unconscious woman. As per protocol, she immediately applied the train's emergency brakes.
“ And just then, I saw the passenger. I didn't know if she had fallen or if she was there to kill herself.”
La Nacion added that the authorities gathered versions of what happened, including one that leaned on “deliberate aggression.” It was, however, ruled out by the police.
The man who passed out, and in the process had knocked Andrea off the platform, sustained a wound on his forehead and was treated by the same ambulance that treated Andrea.
Andrea is recovering from her injuries. Her husband, Marcelo, said that she was distraught and shocked, but is “clinically well and compensated.”