Video: Woman's narrow miss after falling onto rail tracks
Tuesday November 10 2009
The driver of a US subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero.
Charice Lewis got a radio call from fellow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee Jacqueline Osorio, who was standing on the platform at North Station in Boston on Friday night when she saw the woman tumble.
Ms Lewis, who saw passengers on the platform frantically waving their arms, immediately tugged the emergency brake.
The woman, who has not been named, suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for a check-up.
She told authorities she had been drinking.
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