A man in a wheelchair fell on the tracks in the subway of New York: his rescue became an Internet hit
'05.08.2021'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
A group of passengers on the New York subway teamed up to rescue a man in a wheelchair who somehow fell onto the tracks. This heroic incident was reported by the publication Daily Mail.
The video captures the shocking scene where the Good Samaritan jumped onto the tracks to rescue a fallen man in a wheelchair who slid onto the tracks.
The incident took place on August 4 at the Union Square station in Manhattan. One of the passengers managed to shoot what was happening on a phone camera. The video quickly went viral, both shocking and inspiring viewers.
A wheelchair-bound man in his 30s was taken from the station to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This afternoon in Union Square a man in a wheelchair somehow ended up on the subway tracks. Luckily, a Good Samaritan jumped down and rescued the man about 10s before the train came into the station. Huge shoutout to whoever the guy is who jumped down to help! #subwaycreatures pic.twitter.com/Uhx2drg2NH
- Rick (@SubwayCreatures) August 4
Other passengers quickly rushed to the aid of the unnamed hero who raised the invalid. The group helped the rescuer and the disabled person climb onto the platform just seconds before the train arrived.
