In the New York subway, passengers saved a man who fell on the rails - they were almost moved by a train

In the Brooklyn subway, a man lost consciousness and fell onto the railroad tracks. Several Samaritans, having seen this, jumped onto the roadway to save a man. This happened at a time when the train was already approaching the station. This publication writes Daily News.

The incident occurred on October 24 around 8 in the morning at 36 Street Station in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Train driver Sean McFarlane was driving toward the Manhattan subway station when he saw that a man had fallen on the rail before his train.

“I took my time going to the station because I noticed a small crowd gathering on the platform,” said MacFarlane. “Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a guy in the crowd who was clearly losing consciousness.”

The victim fell on the edge of the platform, and then on the rails, banging his head on them.

“He definitely passed out,” MacFarlane commented. “The man hit the rails pretty hard.”

McFarlane instantly activated the emergency brakes of the train and was able to stop him at a distance of about 6 meters, preventing a collision with the injured and brave Samaritans who came to his aid.

Sean called the subway control center to report the incident. According to him, the train was delayed in less than 10 minutes so that the man and his rescuers could return to the platform.

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“I noticed that he was bleeding heavily,” MacFarlane said of the victim. “Therefore, he told the subway staff to immediately call the emergency medical service.”

However, a spokesman for the New York Fire Department (FDNY) said no one had contacted them or called 911 about the incident. He also stated that he had no records of the provision of medical care at the station.

A spokeswoman for New York police, in turn, said that the department also has no records of how he reacted to the incident.

But representatives of the metro denied such information. According to spokesman Tim Minton, FDNY began work at 8: 09 in the morning. Seven minutes later, an ambulance appeared at the scene of the accident and drove someone to the Langon University Hospital in Brooklyn at New York University.

It remains unclear why firefighters and police departments reported that they did not have a record of this event, the source emphasizes.

Local 100 Transport Union Labor Union President Tony Utano called McFarlane "a real hero" who stopped his train on time.

“There is no doubt that he saved this man from a terrible death or serious injury,” Utano said. “That could be another tragedy.”