Subway fall woman 'very lucky girl', says paramedic who helped pull her out

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.

The Limerick-born member of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), who asked not to be named, told breakingnews.ie that while the incident on Sunday morning was not unusual - the fact thaf the victim escaped with only minor injuries was.