The train guard, showing awareness, applied emergency brakes and saved the life of the woman who had run away leaving her child alone in the train. The video is going viral and the guard’s bravery is being praised.
The guard stopped the train for the mother: In the viral video on Reddit, it can be seen that a train is running on the tracks. A woman is running behind him in a distraught manner. Reportedly, this woman left her child alone in the train and got down at the station to get milk. During this time the train started moving and she could only see the train. She was crying. Meanwhile the train suddenly stopped. According to the informant, the guard of the train had seen the woman. After this, he stopped the train using the emergency brake…while the woman quickly got dressed and boarded her coach.
This video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, and people have greatly appreciated the awareness and promptness of this guard. Many have called him an example of a real hero, who along with his duty, also set an example of human sensibilities.
This incident makes it clear that railway guards and staff not only operate the train, but also take full care of the life and safety of the passengers. Stopping the train suddenly is not an easy thing, because it can also put the passengers in danger, but in this situation the guard took the right decision considering the responsibility.
Apart from this, the video has also raised awareness among passengers to not leave their small children alone at the station, so that similar accidents can be avoided.
Ultimately this incident shows how important is the vigilance and alertness of the train guard and how their timely decision can avert a major accident.
Seeing the woman crying, the guard stopped the train.