Man saves woman in her 90s after she falls onto train tracks a minute before train’s arrival

A man rescued a woman in her 90s who fell off the platform onto train tracks about one minute before a train arrived in Musashino, Tokyo, on Saturday.
According to JR officials, the incident occurred at Kichijoji Station at around 2 p.m., Kyodo News reported. Witnesses said the elderly woman was walking along the edge of the platform when she lost her balance and fell onto the tracks. 
A man in his 40s immediately jumped onto the tracks and moved the woman to a safe space underneath the platform. A train arrived about one minute later.
The man was not injured and the woman suffered minor injuries to her face, JR officials said.


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