A 60-year-old man miraculously escaped the worst after he slipped down the platform while trying to board a moving train at the Jharsuguda railway station on Tuesday.
Rajesh Talwar, a resident of Sambalpur, was travelling from Howrah to Sambalpur with his wife and son by the Samaleswari Express. At around 8.30 am when the train halted at the Jharsuguda railway station, Talwar got off the train to have tea. But as the train started departing the station, he ran immediately to catch it. While attempting to get on to the train, he slipped and fell down the platform.
Soon after, two RPF personnel present at the spot rushed to his rescue and saved his life. Later, the train stopped after a passenger pulled the emergency chain.
However, it was yet to be ascertained whether Rajesh suffered any internal injuries during the mi