Railway heroes save injured commuter

THANE: In a magnanimous and compassionate act, a Central Railway motorman and the train manager (guard) piloting a suburban local proved to be the saviors for an injured railway accident victim as they momentarily halted their morning peak hour local train and escorted the semi-conscious man to the nearest station, Monday morning, officials informed.
The incident was reported around 9.08am between Kopar and Diva on the Up slow line. While the identity of the motorman remained undisclosed, the guard has been identified as Sanjay Gupta, officials informed.
"The injured, identified as R Pendurkar, works as a security guard in Dombivli and had boarded a slow local on his way home to Diva. However, as the train was approaching Diva, the victim, who could possibly be travelling on the footboard, lost balance and fell off the train. He sustained injuries to his head but was in a semi-conscious state when the motorman of the Dadar-bound slow local (DTL-2) that was running behind spotted him. The motorman alerted the guard and decided to halt the train and lift the injured person off the tracks," informed a police official.
The staff then informed the railway helpline, which ensured the victim was promptly escorted from the next station Diva to a nearby hospital and later to the Kalwa hospital, where doctors recommended him to be shifted to Sion hospital.
"Had it not been for the alert staff, the victim would have been lying writhing in pain for few more minutes till help would have arrived. The victim is presently unable to speak. We will hand over the investigations to the Dombivli railway police, who will record his statement after he recuperates," informed a Thane railway police official