MUMBAI: A railway employee in India became a hero as he saved an elderly woman from certain death.
According to Hindustan Times, an elderly woman was trying to cross railway track and the train was just few feet away from her.
The motorman named Sushilkumar Gautam managed to apply the emergency brakes and the train stopped inches away from the elderly woman.
Afterwards, the passersby managed to pull the woman from the railway track.
The incident took place on 6th December 2016 but it recently went viral after being uploaded on social media.
It should be noted that many people in India are killed while attempting to cross railway tracks.