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Man rescued from train tracks by police officers and a member of the public in New York

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Moment man pulled from subway tracks as train approaches in New York after ‘accidental fall’

Bodycam footage shows the moment two NYPD officers and a bystander pulled a man from the subway tracks, after he ‘accidentally fell’.

The incident happened around 4pm ET on Thursday (24 November) at the 116th Street station in East Harlem.

A member of the public was already trying to help the man, when officers dived onto the tracks as a train was approaching, and pulled him to safety.

He was taken to hospital after he sustained injuries to his arms and back.

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