Dozens of
Australians tilted a train Wednesday to free a commuter whose leg was trapped
between a carriage and a platform, with authorities praising their efforts as
an example of "people power".
The man was
boarding in the Western Australia city of Perth when he slipped and became
jammed in the five-centimetre (0.4-inch) gap between the carriage and the
station, operator Transperth said in a statement.
Passengers
were initially told to move to the opposite side of the train in the hope their
weight would shift it away from his leg, a passenger who gave his name as Nic
told The West Australian newspaper.
But when
that failed, staff told commuters to get off the train and about 50 of them
lined up in a row along the platform to tilt the carriage away from the man so
he could be lifted out.
"It is
the first time we've seen something like this happen," Transperth
spokeswoman Claire Krol told AFP.
"We
were really fortunate that the staff were there straight away... and all of the
passengers not only listened to the instructions from staff, but pitched in and
helped.
"This
is a real case of passengers of working together... and people power are the
perfect words to describe it."
Transperth
said the man was treated by paramedics but was able to catch a later train.
"The
end result here is: really lucky for the man involved, but really nice as well
to see that everyone came together as a community," Krol added.
Mind the Gap !!, Stirling Station this am @Transperth pic.twitter.com/p0uKvltadf
— Nicolas Taylor (@nicolastaylornz) 6 augustus 2014
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