Watch: Person rescued from tracks in New York seconds before train arrives

In a clip posted to the NYPD’s Twitter account, two people, an officer and a 'good Samaritan' at the station, can be seen jumping down onto the tracks to lift the person to safety

Picture: New York Police Department

A person has been rescued from subway tracks in New York City moments before a train arrived at the station.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) reported that a “sick strap hanger” (subway passenger) had taken ill and fallen in the Bronx, New York.