November 19, 2013: An elderly man has been caught on security vision narrowly being run over by a train in Melbourne's outer-east after he fell off the station's platform.
Security vision has shown the chilling moment an elderly man fell off a platform into the path of an oncoming train on Melbourne Cup day.
The heart-stopping footage shows the 88-year-old stumbling to the edge of the platform before tumbling right off as the train approaches.
Miraculously the man survived, but only thanks to the quick-thinking actions of the driver who managed to slow down and bring the train to a stop just centimetres from the man.
A passer-by then jumps down to help the man before paramedics arrived.
The man was taken to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital with leg injuries, where he has been recovering ever since.
Author: Natasha Lee, Approving editor: Nick Pearson
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