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Video: The dramatic moment a police officer saves man from an oncoming train

 

Wednesday 24 April 2013 09:21 BST
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The moment the man was dragged back onto the platform by the police officer
The moment the man was dragged back onto the platform by the police officer

A man attempting to jump in front of a train in a Colombian metro station was rescued by an eagle-eyed policeman who happened to be standing nearby on the platform.

CCTV cameras captured the moment the officer grabbed his shirt and pulled him away from the edge, seconds before the train pulls into the station.

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