Watch this amazing video footage of dozens of Australians tilting a train to free a commuter whose leg was trapped between a carriage and a platform in a station in Perth
Perth: Dozens of Australians tilted a train today 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".
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The man was boarding in the Western Australia city of Perth when he slipped in the five-centimetre gap between the carriage and the station, an operator of 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 told The West Australian newspaper.
But when that failed, the staff told the 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 the staff, but pitched in and helped."
"This is a real case of passengers working together and people power. 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 is: really lucky for the man involved, but really nice as well to see that everyone came together as a community," Krol added.
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