Train passengers rescue fellow commuter

[outofthedark]

Japan restores my faith in humanity!

Excerpt:

Dozens of Japanese train passengers pushed a 32-ton train carriage away from the platform to free a woman who had fallen into the 20-centimeter (eight-inch) gap between the train and platform during the busy morning rush hour Monday.

The act of heroism was captured by a newspaper photographer, whose photo of the rescue ran in the Yomiuri daily's evening edition.

A public announcement that a passenger was trapped prompted about 40 people to join train officials to push the carriage, whose suspension system allows it to lean to either side, according to the Yomiuri newspaper, Japan's largest daily.

http://news.yahoo.com/pushy-train-passengers-free-woman-142017067.html

 

[Reader]

Great story!...it's amazing what people will do to help others, despite the bad news. The majority of people are good and decent and this is a great example.