WATCH: Elderly Woman Saved By Lube in Guangzhou Metro Incident

By Matthew Bossons, May 9, 2017

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On May 6, at 2.54pm, an elderly woman became trapped between a subway train and the boarding platform at Guangzhou’s Ouzhuang station when her leg slipped into the gap, according to GRT Radio

The unfortunate situation happened as she was disembarking from a Metro Line 6 train. 

Thankfully, a group of commuters came to the 72-year-old woman’s aid, helping to push the carriage in an attempt to create enough space to free the trapped limb. 

Metro staff also got in on the action, supplying a lubricant that – coupled with the extra room created by the good Samaritans – resulted in the grandmother’s leg being successfully pulled from between the train and platform.

It turns out moving a metro car is a tall order (as you’d probably expect), as they reportedly weigh over 100 tons. 

Watch the incident below (VPN off):

[Image via QQ Video]

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