Horrifying moment blind man misjudges train platform and falls head first onto the tracks seconds before train pulls away
Luckily the man was not seriously injured
THESE SHOCKING photos show the moment a visually impaired man fell onto train tracks at Merlynston Station in Melbourne.
The man’s guide dog is seen trying to lead him away from the train but the man misjudges the length of the carriage and falls onto the tracks behind the train.
The train pulled away from the station just moments after he fell.
A number of witnesses rushed to help the man to safety.
Speaking to 9News in Australia the man, Mr Luc, said he was confused how the incident even happened as the driver must have seen him approach the train.
“He would've surely seen me as I approached the platform… I would've thought he would've been alerted to me waiting with my dog,” Mr Luc said. “Why do we have all these cameras here if they don't pay any attention to who is on board?”
The dog is seen trying to lead Mr Luc away from the train
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The man suffered bad bruising and a concussion, but was otherwise unharmed.
Sammie Black, a Metro Trains spokeswoman, told 9News the matter is being 'thoroughly investigated' and Metro Trains had been in close contact with Mr Luc and his wife.
She said: “We offered to get an ambulance to attend, which was refused.
"Our early investigations suggest the driver did not see the victim as he fell at the rear of the train.
“Our message to people who are visually impaired is to board at the front of the train.”
Mr Luc said he felt 'abandoned' lying on the track, with his guide dog standing on the platform.
Nam Luc told he and his guide dog Frasier were waiting in the safety zone of the platform at Merlynston Station in Melbourne's north when the train pulled up.
He told Frasier to find the door, and when he was unable, Mr Luc tried himself.
Believing he had found it, the man stepped forward and fell on to the tracks as the train moved away
He told Channel 10 that he always boards the train in the safety area and believes the train stopped 5 metres beyond this area. Metro is investigating the allegations.
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