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08-17-2016, 08:50 PM
CCTV shows hero rescuing fallen man from London Underground tracks
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LONDON — A man has been rescued after collapsing on the London Underground and falling onto live train tracks.
SEE ALSO: Dramatic video shows woman and her dog being rescued from sinking car (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/woman-dog-rescue-baton-rogue-flodding/)
The 47-year-old who fell is pictured below wearing a yellow hard hat and fluorescent jacket. He fell onto the tracks after becoming ill and stumbling, according to a statement released by British Transport Police (http://media.btp.police.uk/r/13090/bravery_on_the_underground___tottenham_court_road) .
The incident took place around 5 p.m. London time on Tuesday at the busy Tottenham Court Road tube station.
The CCTV images below show what happened when a fellow commuter came to his rescue.
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The man can be seen in the yellow jacket, standing close to the platform's edge.
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LONDON — A man has been rescued after collapsing on the London Underground and falling onto live train tracks.
SEE ALSO: Dramatic video shows woman and her dog being rescued from sinking car (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/woman-dog-rescue-baton-rogue-flodding/)
The 47-year-old who fell is pictured below wearing a yellow hard hat and fluorescent jacket. He fell onto the tracks after becoming ill and stumbling, according to a statement released by British Transport Police (http://media.btp.police.uk/r/13090/bravery_on_the_underground___tottenham_court_road) .
The incident took place around 5 p.m. London time on Tuesday at the busy Tottenham Court Road tube station.
The CCTV images below show what happened when a fellow commuter came to his rescue.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/OQmVavP3wxj5hmhl0WKPH**0RIg=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F181497%2FLondon_Underground_commuter_fall1.jp g
The man can be seen in the yellow jacket, standing close to the platform's edge.
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