Displaying rare courage and presence of mind, a Central Railway employee raced an oncoming suburban train to save the life of a kid who fell on the railway track, here on Monday morning, officials said. The child, who was accompanied by his visually impaired mother, was lifted off the tracks and saved in the nick of the time.

The incident happened at Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane and the Pointsman Mayur Shelke's feat earned him an appreciative tweet from Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. He was also felicitated by the Central Railway General Manager on Monday after his courageous act went viral on social.