COIMBATORE: An alert Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable rescued a man who slipped into the space between the platform and the moving train at Salem junction.

It was first the man’s wife, who jumped off the Bengaluru-Nagercoil Express train as it began to chug off after a halt at Salem junction on Friday night.

“Soon, her husband too alighted from the moving train. However he lost balance and fell into the gap between the platform and train.

On noticing this, Ajith, a RPF constable acted swiftly and pulled the passenger out of danger by risking his own life,” said a railway official.

The couple sustained minor injuries and administered first aid. They were also counseled against indulging in such unsafe practices. The passengers and railway officials appreciated the cop for his act of bravery.

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