Heroic railway station officer saves deaf elderly woman from oncoming train in Surat Thani

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of Sanook.

 

by Samantha Rose

A heroic railway station officer in Surat Thani province saved the life of a hearing-impaired elderly woman as she tries to cross the tracks in the path of an oncoming train. The heroic act has garnered attention and praise from the public for the railway station officer’s quick thinking and dedication to his duties.

 

In a recent social media post, Netrachonok Piriphan shared a video capturing the remarkable incident of a 75 year old hearing-impaired woman attempting to hurriedly cross the railway as a train was rapidly approaching. A railway station officer, observing the situation, sprung into action, rushing to safely carry the elderly woman clear of the tracks just moments before the train rushed by. The video has since attracted widespread interest and admiration from the community for the heroic railway station officer’s commitment to his work, his alertness and his quick response in saving the woman’s life.

The event occurred in Surat Thani province at 9.48am, yesterday, April 30 when the south-bound train, numbered 85, was en route from Bangkok’s Ubon Ratchathani to Nakhon Si Thammarat. As it approached the Ban Song Railway Station, Titi Phongsathireewan, the railway station officer on duty, stood waving a green flag to signal the train to proceed into the station.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/hero-station-officer-saves-deaf-elderly-woman-from-oncoming-train-in-surat-thani

 

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[JoePai]

Seems her eyes are also impaired 

[hotchilli]

7 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Seems her eyes are also impaired 

It's an age thing.... 

[In the jungle]

She is probably fed up because that was the train she wanted to board but some guy rugby tackled her to the ground.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Well done! The speed those trains travel at could have given her a nasty nudge.

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

and his quick response in saving the woman’s life.

Yes indeed, quite remarkable, as can be seen in the video (taken by a SRT Security camera). The video was posted on my Facebook page here in Cambodia. I have been unable to post it on AN, however if you search for blogger "Max Puttipong" (a Thai railway photographer) a search his posts will reveal the video which shows a very brave station signalman.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Burma Bill
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[DJ54]

Saw it on the news… he was alert and did the job… lady was lucky. He der serves all the attention.. very admirable