Chinese mum ‘glued to phone’ fails to see her child fall under train at Beijing station
Youngster shaken up but unhurt after station worker saves the day
A young girl had a terrifying experience on Tuesday after falling under a stationary train in Beijing, while her mother was looking at her mobile phone, a local newspaper reported.
The youngster, who was not identified but based on images taken from security footage appeared to be about four or five years old, was with her mother at Beijing Railway Station when the incident happened, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.
As the child was trying to board the train bound for Dalian in northeast China’s Liaoning province, she fell into the gap between the platform and the train.
After falling, station workers and the child’s mother – who did not see the child slip as she was looking at her cellphone at the time – ran to help.
After checking the child was OK, a member of staff told her to move back from the door area so he could remove a panel from the side of the train to free her. He then climbed under the carriage and pulled the girl to safety.
