VIDEO: WOMAN BUSY ON PHONE SLIPS, FALLS IN FRONT OF APPROACHING TRAIN
Home > News Shots > WorldBy Behindwoods News Bureau | Nov 01, 2019 03:04 PM
In a shocking and hair-raising video, a woman who was very busy looking into her phone slipped and fell on the tracks in front of an approaching train. The horrifying incident was caught on camera and a video of the same has gone viral on social media.
This incident took place at the Madrid Metro in Spain and is currently making headlines all over.
According to Daily Mail reports, the woman, who was waiting for her train at the Estrecho station in Madrid can be seen busy on her phone.
Minutes later, she walked till the edge of the platform and slipped. As she walked ahead on the platform, she fell on the tracks. A speeding train was approaching which had to come to a sudden halt.
It was RTE News, who has shared the video on Twitter. Meanwhile, people on social media shared their view on the same.
The Madrid Metro later confirmed on the news saying that the woman is safe and only suffered minor injuries. After releasing the video, Madrid Metro requested daily commuters to look up from their mobile phones when walking along the platform.
📱Distracted by her phone, woman walks straight onto Madrid tracks | https://t.co/N7J6EnvleV pic.twitter.com/nPo9n8wjSo
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) October 30, 2019
Drives me crazy. I was getting off the Dart one morning and a girl walking behind me,eyes fixed to her phone, caught the back of my shoe with her foot causing me to trip & almost fall into the railway track.I was raging. She apologised & continued with her phone. I lifted her🤬
— Ashling (@ashlingcolgan) October 30, 2019