Alertness of the driver saved a 21-year-old man crossing metro tracks at the Shastri Nagar metro station when the driver immediately applied brakes, giving the startled man just enough time to get on to the platform..
Although the incident took place on Tuesday evening, a CCTV footage released by the Delhi Metro, which went viral, shows a nail-biting moment in which a man hops onto the train tracks in order to cross from one platform to the other.
The man who tried to cross the tracks has been identified as a 21-year-old man named Mayur Patel. He was reportedly traveling in the metro for the first time.
The Delhi Metro authorities later fined the man as per their rules and regulations. On being asked about the crazy act, he said that he did not know how to get to the other platform, so, he chose to cross the track by hopping from one platform to the other.
As per the rules and regulations of Delhi Metro, for drunkenness or for creating a nuisance on the metro railway, a fine of Rs 500 is charged from the person who is found guilty. Also, his/her metro ticket/pass is confiscated. This is not the first time for the metro system of the capital city to witness something as crazy as this incident. Earlier too, Delhi Metro has seen many people performing bizarre acts.
Also, the Delhi metro has witnessed suicides by people jumping in front of running trains. Earlier, in the month of February, a 50-year old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a running metro at Janakpuri East metro station.