A fireman, a paramedic and a woman they were treating under a subway train in New York started laughing after finding out they were all from Ireland.

An Irish woman who survived close shaves with three New York subway trains after falling onto tracks is a "very lucky girl", according to an Irish rescue paramedic who attended the scene.

An Irish immigrant had a miracle escape in New York after being run over by a subway train three times — and living to tell the tale.