A BART employee pulled a passenger to safety who'd fallen onto the tracks moments before a train sped through the Coliseum station Sunday.
BART released video footage showing the astonishing rescue from the crowded platform.
The rider stumbled on the yellow strip at the edge of the platform and tumbled to the tracks. Transportation Supervisor John O'Connor, who was on hand to help crowds leaving the Oakland Raiders game, was nearby when the man fell.
O'Connor quickly hoisted the man onto the platform as the oncoming train rushed past him.
Here is the dramatic platform video of our humble hero John O'Connor saving a man's life at the Coliseum station Sunday night. John is a Transportation Supervisor and has worked at BART for more than 20 years. An amazing rescue. pic.twitter.com/KrO75nqPYb
— SFBART (@SFBART)
November 4, 2019 Other video posted to Twitter shows O'Connor and the passenger embrace as others in the crowd applaud the heroic act.
This #BART worker just saved this man from falling onto the tracks as the train was approaching! Amazing!! pic.twitter.com/RX3zD36853
— Tony Badilla (@TonyBadilla)
November 4, 2019
