Rail commuters tilt train to free trapped man
The man was boarding in the Western Australia city of Perth when he slipped and became jammed in the gap between the carriage and the station.
The man was boarding in the Western Australia city of Perth when he slipped and became jammed in the gap between the carriage and the station.
People power used to free a man who was trapped between the platform and a train at a Perth station. (ABC News Australia video)
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