A railroad worker’s action to save a 6-year-old is recognized as an act of heroism.
Video surveillance cameras captured the shocking rescue of a 6-year-old boy who accidentally fell on the track just before being hit by a train.
The incident took place on April 17 at the train station in Vangani, India. The little boy accompanied his blind mother when he suddenly slid on the rails.
According to AFP, the woman’s desperate screams warned the people who were there. The images show the moment when a man quickly runs down the track when he sees the train approaching dangerously.
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Fortunately, the subject managed to rescue the minor, who he was able to throw back onto the platform at astonishing speed and then climbed himself, avoiding a tragic outcome for just two seconds, the agency explained.
The makeshift rescuer is Mayur Shelke, a railroad worker recognized by authorities as a hero.
AFP said Indian Railways Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed that the 30-year-old employee would be rewarded for “motivating humanity through his work.”
“Mayur Shilke Railway at Vangani Station in Mumbai has saved a boy from being run over by a train. The railway family is proud of him. He was rewarded for his bravery, ”says part of the tweet published by the official alongside the video recording the heroic act.
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Shelke, who has been with the railways for five years, said in a statement to The Indian Express portal that his job at the time of the accident was to give the green signal to Udyan Express. It was only the station master and I were on the platform ”.
He added that when he saw the train “approaching the boy.” I had to save his life and started running towards him. Within seconds, I panicked and was thinking about going backwards. I even slowed down. But I couldn’t watch him die and I started running again ”to save him.
The young man told the news site that two days passed without telling his family about the incident, but they later found out that the video went viral on social networks and called him.
‘My mother scolded me at first, but then she said she was proud of what I was doing. My wife was also scared, but now she is happy, ” he said. Shelke has a 10-year-old son.
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