NEW YORK -- Footage released by the New York Police Department shows an officer and a Good Samaritan rescue a man who fell on the tracks at a subway station in the Bronx Wednesday.
The video shows a 60-year-old man face down on the subway tracks at the 149th Street-Third Avenue station after he fainted and fell and the light of an oncoming train getting brighter at the end of the tunnel, according to WCBS-TV.
“It was literally one minute away,” NYPD Officer Ludin Lopez told the news station. “I just saw somebody who needed my help and I reacted. I wasn’t even thinking.”
Lopez can be seen jumping down onto the tracks and carefully stepping around the electric third rail. His training kicked in to help the unconscious rider. Seconds later, a Good Samaritan jumped down to join him.
“He was, like, not responding, so I did everything I could to help him up and thankfully this gentleman, I don’t know who he is, but if he were here, I would shake his hand. He helped me get the gentleman back onto the platform,” Lopez said.
Another officer ran to the end of the platform, signaling with his flashlight for the train to slow down. Two other officers helped pull the rider, the officer and the Good Samaritan up onto the platform as the train rolled in with literally seconds to spare.
Lopez told the news station that he’s just grateful that the man who fell will be OK.
