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Man saves teen who fell on NY tracks
Wednesday Jan 3 12:05 AEDT
AP - A quick-thinking New Yorker saved a teenager who fell on the subway tracks by pushing him into a trough between the rails, allowing an approaching train to pass right over both of them, police said.
Police said an 18-year-old man fell on to the tracks after experiencing a medical problem.
Commuter Wesley Autrey saw him fall, jumped down onto the tracks after him and rolled with him into the rut between the rails as a southbound train was coming in.
Autrey said he initially tried to pull the man up to the platform but had to decide whether he could get him up in time to avoid both of them getting hit.
"I just chose to dive on top of him and pin him down and pin myself down," he said.
The incident happened in a Manhattan station at 137th Street and Broadway, on the number one subway line.
The train's operator saw someone on the tracks and put the emergency brakes on.
Two cars of the train passed over the men - with about five centimetres to spare, Autrey said - before it came to a stop.
Autrey, who had his two young daughters travelling with him, refused any medical attention.
The rescued man, whose name had not been released, was taken to a local hospital.
Onlooker Patricia Brown said Autrey "needs to be recognised as a hero".
Train services on the line, which runs between the southern tip of Manhattan and the Bronx, were suspended for about 45 minutes after the incident.
Wednesday Jan 3 12:05 AEDT
AP - A quick-thinking New Yorker saved a teenager who fell on the subway tracks by pushing him into a trough between the rails, allowing an approaching train to pass right over both of them, police said.
Police said an 18-year-old man fell on to the tracks after experiencing a medical problem.
Commuter Wesley Autrey saw him fall, jumped down onto the tracks after him and rolled with him into the rut between the rails as a southbound train was coming in.
Autrey said he initially tried to pull the man up to the platform but had to decide whether he could get him up in time to avoid both of them getting hit.
"I just chose to dive on top of him and pin him down and pin myself down," he said.
The incident happened in a Manhattan station at 137th Street and Broadway, on the number one subway line.
The train's operator saw someone on the tracks and put the emergency brakes on.
Two cars of the train passed over the men - with about five centimetres to spare, Autrey said - before it came to a stop.
Autrey, who had his two young daughters travelling with him, refused any medical attention.
The rescued man, whose name had not been released, was taken to a local hospital.
Onlooker Patricia Brown said Autrey "needs to be recognised as a hero".
Train services on the line, which runs between the southern tip of Manhattan and the Bronx, were suspended for about 45 minutes after the incident.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=174895
