Mother and child right on track

– A mother and her child who fell onto the track on the London Underground narrowly avoided being hit by a train by hiding in a pit beneath the rails, police said on Saturday.

The child’s father also took shelter as the train passed overhead, after jumping down to help them on Friday evening at Baker Street Tube station.

“Amazingly none of them were seriously hurt, but as a precaution they were taken to hospital for check-ups,” said the transport police.

The woman was pushing her child in the buggy along the platform while looking up at the board that indicates when the next train will arrive.

“She didn’t realise how near she was to the edge of the platform and accidentally pushed buggy wheels over it.” – AFP